Do fed contracts ever come back from stop work orders?

[Anonymous]

I am on a fed contract that was given a stop work order. Parts of the project are on and unfortunately mine isn't. Do things ever come back from this? If so how long does it usually take? This is making for a crappy holiday week for my family and assume for many others I guess.
TY.

[Anonymous]

Is the stop work because of an acquisition protest? or some other reason?

[Anonymous]

No protests just claiming monetary reasons but we were all told this contract was funded before it began.

[Anonymous]

There is no hard answer. It depends on the contract, the agency, and the funding. IRS just had funding cut, so they are no doubt shifting money. DHS is in a similar position.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No protests just claiming monetary reasons but we were all told this contract was funded before it began.

Unfortunately, most contractors don't tel their employees that the government retains the right to cancel contracts for convenience. some contractors hire employees to work at the company, and thru find a contract to place them on later. I suspect that when they told you that they were hiring you for a funded contract, what they meant was that you on,y had a job with the company as long as the company had the contract.

Sorry you are in this situation. This is why so ,any contractor companies such, they have no loyalty to their employees.

[Anonymous]

Government does not usually issue a stop work order unless contractor has performed issues.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Government does not usually issue a stop work order unless contractor has performed issues.

Actually, there are two types: one is for cause...if that happens, someone f****d up. The other is (I do not remember the legal term) is no-fault. That is the result of the money just not being there usually. For example, if the FY15 allocation comes in, and the customer's budget comes in lower than expected, either someone will get a stop work order, or at minimum, cuts will have to be absorbed (the contractors are the once that usually absorb the cuts).

Now, I have seen a customer (DARPA, in this case) put a stop work order in to shake up the contractor -- that was meant to be a temporary order, but others swept in and took the money (green Government PM did not know how things worked).

So, stop work orders are usually fatal, and followed by layoff notices.

[Anonymous]

Argh....OP here.nothing sounds encouraging. I got this job after rounds and rounds of interviews and declining other offers I had in hand. I seem to have made an unfortunate choice. Job market is quiet bleak at this moment. Don't know when I will find another job.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Government does not usually issue a stop work order unless contractor has performed issues.

Actually, there are two types: one is for cause...if that happens, someone f****d up. The other is (I do not remember the legal term) is no-fault. That is the result of the money just not being there usually. For example, if the FY15 allocation comes in, and the customer's budget comes in lower than expected, either someone will get a stop work order, or at minimum, cuts will have to be absorbed (the contractors are the once that usually absorb the cuts).

Now, I have seen a customer (DARPA, in this case) put a stop work order in to shake up the contractor -- that was meant to be a temporary order, but others swept in and took the money (green Government PM did not know how things worked).

So, stop work orders are usually fatal, and followed by layoff notices.

I wouldn't go that far... Clearly it's not a good sign but it really depends on "why" more so than anything. OP - Other parts of the same project (or other projects funded from the same funding source) still ongoing? It's hard to figure from OP's post exactly why work was stopped.

[Anonymous]

To the po who asked the reason. The only two things we know are that this project was fully funded BUT the stop work was issued due to budget concerns. I don't have any more info. And yes, a couple of parts are allowed to continue.

[Anonymous]

Can you get temp reassigned to different projects within your company?