1. FIRST Choice and the Virtual Kit of Parts
Liz Smith and Jerry Budd - AndyMark
Kate Pilotte - Kit of Parts Manager, FIRST

2. What is the “Kit Of Parts”?
The Kickoff Kit: Items FIRST sends out in totes distributed at kickoff
The Virtual Kit: Product Donation Vouchers and more donated by Suppliers
FIRST Choice: An online menu of parts donated by suppliers and hosted by AndyMark

3. What is FIRST Choice?
Purpose: To make available a variety of parts the Suppliers cannot provide in volumes to support all of the Kickoff Kits.
FIRST partners with AndyMark to host

4. How FIRST Choice Works
“...what it lacks in simplicity, it makes up for in user experience and satisfaction.”
Make a priority list and use “FIRST Choice Credits” to get supplemental parts for your team!

5. Important Dates Before Build Season (ROUND 1)
11/21/16 Round 1 begins
12/06/16 Round 1 Team Priority Lists due
12/08/16 AndyMark notifies each Team of the Round 1 draft results
12/12/16 FIRST Choice opens for traditional live orders
01/06/17 FIRST Choice closes

6. Important Dates During Build Season (ROUND 2)
01/07/17 Round 2 begins, additional credits issued
01/13/17 Round 2 Team Priority Lists due
01/17/17 AndyMark notifies each Team of their Round 2 draft results
01/20/17 FIRST Choice opens for traditional live orders
04/7/17 FIRST Choice closes for the 2017 season

7. Priority Lists
Est 3400 teams → With 500 items available and 500 teams putting it in as 1st priority, they will probably run out during the first “round”
You can put in same item multiple times as long as it isn’t higher than max quantity per team
Total quantity per priority line-item is used for each “round”

8. Default Priority Lists
Default Priority Lists are a new option this year!
Great if you don't have the time to pick everything one by one

9. Shipping
We’ll ship as fast as possible, every team in FRC could have a list in, we have to pick and pack each of these as soon as the automated process is finished, checked, verified to be accurate. So every single package won’t make it out the door in 1 day.
Issues on the website or shipping questions

10. Choice
Questions about the process or overview questions should go to the forum

11. Hot Tips!
Make a priority list on FIRST Choice NOW, even if it’s not final
You can change it later up to the deadline, but this will ensure you get something
Pick items that you would be happy to get
It’s free stuff, but you don’t want to spend it on fringe items that will clutter up your shop
Motors, control system parts, pneumatics, tools

12. What is the Virtual Kit of Parts?
Vouchers for things not in the Kickoff Kit
AndyMark Drive Base Kit vs. AndyMark PDV
This is active now!
Vouchers Examples for the 2016 Stronghold season
VexPro Speed Controllers, Digikey, 3d printing

13. Where do I find my Voucher Codes?
On your team dashboard