


Milestones (continued)
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Flex bids
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Not likely to get bids that are good for more than 60 days
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Based on Dyconex experience, we can't get bids for electrical testing
of bare
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flex without final design
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Likely to need one more design/fab cycle. Although we're not expecting
a lot
of changes from v4.x, there will be some changes. So, the next design could be "pre-production",
except for the problem with bid life.
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Bottom line: since it will only take a matter of weeks to fabricate
the flex, we may not be able to go out for bids until we have the final design in
hand and can start the PO process immediately.
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Once we have flex in hand (within 6 weeks of placing the order),
delivery of the final flex hybrids and MCC flex hybrids should be in about one year.
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There is a significant difference in gaining approval for purchases
at UOK, depending on cost. For example, if the price is over $100k, it must be approved
by the board of regents.
universtiy of oklahoma, r. boyd, 18 july, 2002, us atlas, flex hybrids