[zentiggr]

Without having a foot in the vendor / contracting process, it's going to be near impossible.

Other responses have mentioned some routes inside... but beware... make the incumbents look bad too much and you'll be bought out and shut down.

Pride takes a seriously distant back seat to maintaining the current procurement monopolies and relationships, and maximizing contract payments for the least effort.

I'll stop there before I start to incriminate myself or get on watch lists if I mention possible solutions.