Now that the government shutdown has ended, contractors must quickly assess whether and how to recover any additional costs that were caused by the shutdown. The clock is ticking and any unjustified delay may result in a contractor being denied recovery of otherwise recoverable costs.

It is without question that the government shutdown materially impacted government contractors in a myriad of ways. Some contractors received direct suspension of work orders from their contracting officers. Others were unable to deliver goods or services due to the furloughing of government workers and the closing of government facilities.