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            DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE:  September 1, 1992
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                             GSBCA 11984-P
 
                               VMX, INC.,
 
                                           Protester,
 
                                   v.
 
                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE,
 
                                  and
 
                     DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION,
 
                                           Respondents.
 
        J.  Randolph  MacPherson  of   Thelen,  Marrin,  Johnson,  &
   Bridges, Washington, DC, counsel for Protester.
 
        Jack  Shearer,  Defense  Commercial  Communications  Office,
   Defense  Information Systems Agency (DISA), Scott Air Force Base,
   IL, counsel for Respondent Department of Defense.
 
        John R.  McCaw, Jr.,  Anthony L.  Washington, and  Christian
   F.P.  Jordan,   Office  of   Chief   Counsel,  Federal   Aviation
   Administration,   Washington,   DC,  appearing   for   Respondent
   Department of Transportation.
 
   BORWICK, Board Judge.
 
        On August  24, 1992,  protester, VMX  Incorporated, filed  a
   protest at this  Board against the Department of  Defense and the
   Federal Aviation Administration.   Respondents  had stated  their
   intent to add voice mail service to the VTS  contract.  Protester
   alleged that voice mail service should be separately procured  as
   the service was outside the scope of the VTS contract.  
 
        On August  28, the parties  advised the Board that  they had
   settled  their dispute and moved for dismissal without prejudice.
   The  settlement  provides   that  the  contracting  officer   has
   withdrawn  her  denial  of protester's  agency  protest  and will
   reconsider that protest.  Another contracting  officer's decision
   will be issued no later than September 16, 1992.  The contracting
   officer has  instructed the prime contractor on  the VTS contract
   to suspend the current August 28 proposal due date for voice mail
   service  until fifteen  working days  after  issuance of  another
   decision  on  the  agency protest.    Respondents  and the  prime
   contractor  will take  no  further action  to acquire  voice mail
   under  the VTS contract  until  at  least ten  working days after
   protester's  receipt of the contracting officer's new decision on
   the agency protest.  
 
 
        Pursuant to  the request of the parties,  and Rule 28(a)(1),
   this protest is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.
 
 
 
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                                   ANTHONY S. BORWICK
                                   Board Judge