for the record you won't hear me arguing that government contracting isn't loaded with cronyism and exploitation, but it's really measured on a case by case basis. This seems like a classic case of a small company taking advantage of an emergency to overcharge desperate people when larger companies were avoiding taking on the immediate tasks. There's nothing to indicate they aren't capable beyond their size as of yet, nor is there any evidence of cronyism beyond loose connections in an industry chock-full of them.