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[Star Trek] Would the Federation have first contact with a race that wasn't capable of warp but managed FTL travel in some other way (Wormhole manipulation/Space bending, Long Distance Teleportation, etc.)

Generally, the threshold for first contact seems to be warp travel.  What if a race bypasses warp using some novel form of FTL?
gpt
Warp travel is just an easy, non-ambiguous benchmark. Basically, if they have warp, they're going to discover alien species inevitably, so no sense in holding back.

If they're already aware of alien species, or have other means of interstellar travel, then the same principle applies.