KoP Cost Accounting

[FRC456]

For the purposes of cost accounting (Section 8.3.3 of the Robot section of the manual), what is considered in the Kit of Parts? Just the stuff that came in the boxes we were given at Kickoff or is the other "free stuff" available to all teams from the various sponsoring suppliers considered Kit of Parts?

Example 1) The free Bimba cylinders. They are not in the KoP boxes but we are all allowed to choose 3 that fit our needs for free. Should we include these in our cost accounting?

Example 2) The wonderful people at Igus gave us all a nice bag full of misc. plastic bearings, aluminum shaft, etc. Included in that bag was a printed catalog with the specs of all the parts in the bag and inside the back cover was a description of their Y.E.S. (Young Engineers Support) program which includes FIRST. Through the Y.E.S. program, as I understand it, FIRST teams can request additional quantities of the stuff that came in the bag in the Kit of Parts as well as additional items from Igus' product line. Do we include the list price of the additional items received from Igus in our cost accounting? Is this any different than the free pneumatic cylinders from Bimba in example #1.

[GDC]

The "Kit Of Parts" includes all items specifically listed in the 2008 Kit Of Parts Checklist, the three additional pneumatic pistons provided by Bimba, the downloadable animation software provided by Autodesk, the downloadable PTC software, the Altium Designer software, and the IR receiver board provided prior to the kick-off as "Hint #1." Other items that may be available to teams through generous offers from FIRST vendors and suppliers, for which we are very grateful, are not considered elements of the Kit Of Parts.