Ayisha, There is no doubt the government is a tough barrier of entry for any organization. Unfortunately, many qualified and innovative contractors lose out to state jobs because the state tends to stay with contractors they know who have rendered their services throughout many years. It has become a system of who you know versus what you know in order to obtain a contract with the state. Working for government agencies has its pros and cons. Moreover, to change any type of procedure requires several steps to occur additionally it may take years to change one thing. Therefore, new businesses trying to enter this type of market face harsh and frustrating constraints. Many individual’s simply give up trying to bid for state jobs and go elsewhere