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There definitely are! However if it's an established contract (most of my experience) or a big contract, the odds of it going to an unknown entity are slim to none. But it's certainly possible to break into it as a small unknown firm, you just have to start by picking up the scraps.

This is really interesting and I would be very keen to hear more about it, like a blog post or something. I bet a lot of other people would be interested too.

Interesting. My experience is all commercial, not government. Pleased to hear there was some good behavior (at least in defense in the '80s!)