Overview

This FREE webinar will offer attendees an overview of potential issues and roadblocks arising from the record-setting U.S. Government shutdown and how to prepare to overcome them. The session will explore critical compliance and contractual considerations, including obtaining and documenting contracting officer or prime contractor direction, communicating consistently with subcontractors, and maintaining proper documentation to support cost mitigation efforts. Attendees will also review key FAR and DFARS clauses governing contract execution and the allowability of costs during shutdown disruptions. By the end of the session, participants will gain a clearer understanding of how to safeguard compliance, maintain audit readiness, and strengthen operational resilience in the face of government shutdown impacts.

Learning Objectives

At the completion of this one-hour webinar, participants will be able to:

  • Apply contracting officer or prime contractor direction to post-shutdown contract execution decisions, including work stoppages, access limitations, and funding constraints.
  • Implement documentation practices that support cost allowability, audit readiness, and compliance with FAR Part 31 requirements during shutdown disruptions.
  • Assess the compliance and financial impact of key FAR and DFARS clauses governing suspension of work, stop-work orders, changes, and funding limitations.
  • Demonstrate effective communication and coordination with subcontractors to ensure consistent direction and contractual alignment following a government shutdown.
  • Evaluate when Requests for Equitable Adjustment or claims may be appropriate based on contract impairments, cost impacts, and the application of the Sovereign Acts Doctrine.

Program Content

During the webinar, our faculty will discuss the following topics:
  • Contracting officer and prime contractor direction affecting contract execution during and after a government shutdown.
  • Documentation practices that support compliance, audit readiness, and cost recovery.
  • FAR Part 31 cost principles, including contractor recordkeeping responsibilities under FAR 31.201-2(d).
  • Contract clause considerations affecting shutdown-related performance and cost impacts, including:
    • FAR 52.232-18 Availability of Funds
    • FAR 52.232-20 Limitation of Cost
    • FAR 52.232-22 Limitation of Funds
    • FAR 52.242-14 Suspension of Work
    • FAR 52.242-15 Stop-Work Order
    • FAR 52.243-X Changes (contract-type specific clause)
    • Agency supplements such as DFARS 252.243-7002 Requests for Equitable Adjustment
  • Cost mitigation practices for shutdown disruptions, including communication documentation, cost tracking, and subcontractor coordination.
  • Requests for Equitable Adjustment and claims, including qualifying events, certification requirements, and entitlement versus quantum.
  • The Sovereign Acts Doctrine and its relevance to shutdown-related contract impacts.

About Redstone GCI

RGCI enables contractors doing business with the U.S. government to comply with the complex and challenging procurement regulatory provisions and contract requirements by providing superior cost, pricing, accounting, and contracts administration consulting expertise to clients expeditiously, efficiently, and within customer expectations. Our consulting expertise and experience is unparalleled in understanding unique challenges of government contractors, our operating procedures are crafted and monitored to ensure rock-solid compliance, and our company’s charter and implementing policies are designed to continuously meet needs of clients while fostering a long-term partnership with each client through pro-active communication with our clients.

For more information, contact:

Lori Beth Moses, 
lmoses@RedstoneGCI.com
256-704-9811

Redstone Government Consulting, Inc.
501 Madison Street SE, Suite 100
Huntsville, AL  35801
Website: www.redstonegci.com