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Staying Ready in a Shutdown: The R.I.S.K.™ Playbook for Federal Contractors

 Intro:

The federal government has shut down. For contractors, that means uncertainty: delayed invoices, stop-work orders, furloughed Contracting Officers, and nervous subcontractors. While no one can control when Congress will act, contractors can control how they prepare, respond, and position themselves.

At AcquiCore Consulting, we’ve built a practical framework for moments like this: R.I.S.K.™ — Recognize • Identify • Safeguard • Keep Moving.

Recognize

The first step is awareness. Shutdowns don’t just affect invoices — they ripple across contracts, staff morale, vendor stability, and compliance. Pretending “business as usual” won’t work.

Identify

Classify your risks clearly:

  • Financial: Delayed invoices, cash crunch.

  • Performance: Stop-Work Orders, paused deliverables.

  • Compliance: Missed renewals, frozen profiles (SAM.gov).

  • Workforce: Staff uncertainty, subcontractor instability.

Safeguard

Once risks are named, they can be mitigated:

  • Build a cash bridge plan (how many days of runway you really have).

  • Draft subcontractor communication letters before panic sets in.

  • Create a Day 1 Restart Plan now — so you’re not scrambling later.

Keep Moving

A shutdown is a pause, not a stop. Use this time wisely:

  • Update your capability statement and proposals.

  • Run a R.I.S.K.™ review session with your team.

  • Sharpen SOPs and compliance calendars so you’re ahead when the government reopens.

Introducing the R.I.S.K.™ Shutdown Playbook & Toolkit

Generic risk templates won’t cut it. That’s why AcquiCore built the R.I.S.K.™ Shutdown Digital Package — a framework-based toolkit designed for federal contractors navigating shutdowns.

Inside you’ll get:
✔️ 8 real-world scenarios with prompts + solutions
✔️ Ready-to-use templates (memos, letters, plans, compliance statements)
✔️ Copy-paste tracking tables (cash flow, vendors, compliance)
✔️ A quick-reference guide to the R.I.S.K.™ framework

📌 Download it here: https://www.acquicoreconsulting.com/shop/p/risk-shutdown-playbook-toolkit-for-federal-contractors

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