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Set-Aside Alert exclusive survey:
Set-Aside Alert Small Business Federal Contractors Shutdown Survey
Set-Aside Alert conducted an online survey from Jan. 7 to an. 13, 2019 to gather information about the impact of the partial government shutdown on small business federal contractors.
A total of 424 responses were received, including 380 responses from small businesses. Of the companies that responded, 61% reported having current contracts with agencies affected by the partial shutdown.
- 35% of the contractors surveyed said they currently are experiencing “significant” or “substantial” negative effects of the shutdown; 64% said they expect significant or substantial negative impacts if the shutdown continues for two more weeks, and 76% expect significant or substantial negative impacts if the shutdown lasts another month;
- 21% said at least some of their employees were not working and receiving no pay;
- 39.8% expect to ask the government for an Equitable Adjustment after the shutdown is over.
Here are the results of the survey:
1. Is your company a small business?
| | # of Firms | Percentage |
| YES | 380 | 89.6% |
| NO | 37 | 8.7% |
| NR* | 7 | 1.6% |
2. Do you have contracts with agencies affected by the shutdown?
| | # of Firms | Percentage |
| YES, ONE | 82 | 19.3% |
| YES, 2 OR MORE | 177 | 41.7% |
| NO | 157 | 37.0% |
| NR* | 8 | 1.8% |
3. Have you received a stop-work order?
| | # of Firms | Percentage |
| YES | 91 | 21.4% |
| NO | 95 | 22.4% |
| Expect SOON | 15 | 3.5% |
| NR* | 223 | 52.5% |
4. What percentage of your workforce is working, without pay, on government work?
| | # of Firms | Percentage |
| ZERO | 148 | 34.9% |
| 1%-10% | 19 | 4.4% |
| 11%-30% | 16 | 3.7% |
| 31%-50% | 13 | 3.0% |
| >50% | 17 | 4.0% |
| NR* | 211 | 49.7% |
5. What percentage of your workforce is not working (and receiving no pay) during the shutdown?
| | # of Firms | Percentage |
| ZERO (ALL PAID) | 119 | 28.0% |
| 1%-10% | 37 | 8.7% |
| 11%-30% | 16 | 3.7% |
| 31%-50% | 17 | 4.0% |
| >50% | 19 | 4.4% |
| NR* | 216 | 50.9% |
6. Do you anticipate reimbursing your employees who are working without pay?
| | # of Firms | Percentage |
| YES, with Gov’t funds | 30 | 7.0% |
| YES, with non-Gov’t funds | 58 | 13.6% |
| NO | 86 | 20.2% |
| NR* | 250 | 58.9% |
7. Do you anticipate making a request for Equitable Adjustment once the shutdown is over?
| | # of Firms | Percentage |
| NO | 103 | 24.2% |
| YES, up to $100K | 40 | 9.4% |
| YES, $100K-$500K | 22 | 5.1% |
| YES, $500K-$1M | 5 | 1.1% |
| YES, >$1M | 3 | <1% |
| OTHER | 27 | 6.3% |
| NR* | 224 | 52.8% |
8. How much has the shutdown affected your company so far?
| | Percentage |
| NOT SURE | 2% |
| LITTLE TO NO IMPACT | 27% |
| SMALL NEGATIVE IMPACT | 36% |
| SIGNIFICANT NEGATIVE IMPACT | 26% |
| SUBSTANTIAL NEGATIVE IMPACT | 9% |
9. If the shutdown continues for another two weeks, how much impact on your company do you expect?
| | Percentage |
| NOT SURE | 3% |
| LITTLE TO NO IMPACT | 15% |
| SMALL NEGATIVE IMPACT | 18% |
| SIGNIFICANT NEGATIVE IMPACT | 35% |
| SUBSTANTIAL NEGATIVE IMPACT | 29% |
10. If the shutdown continues for another month from today, how much impact on your company do you expect?
| | Percentage |
| NOT SURE | 3% |
| LITTLE TO NO IMPACT | 7% |
| SMALL NEGATIVE IMPACT | 14% |
| SIGNIFICANT NEGATIVE IMPACT | 21% |
| SUBSTANTIAL NEGATIVE IMPACT | 55% |
Click here to read more about the survey in our Page 1 story:
“’It’s a mess!’: survey shows small biz contractors’ pain.”
Editor’s Note: NR = No Response. Also, survey was distributed via email to a list of thousands of federal contracting industry members. Respondents self-selected whether to respond to the survey.
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