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             DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE:  October 27, 1992
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                             GSBCA 12056-P
 
                    VIDEO & TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.
 
                                           Protester,
 
                                   v.
 
               ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE U.S. COURTS,
 
                                           Respondent.
 
        Cyrus E. Phillips, IV of Keck, Mahin & Cate, Washington, DC,
   counsel for Protester.
 
        David E.  Weiskopf, Marilyn  J. Holmes,  and Dinah  Stevens,
   Office  of General  Counsel, Administrative  Office  of the  U.S.
   Courts, Washington, DC, counsel for Respondent.
 
   BORWICK, Board Judge.
 
                                 ORDER
 
        On September 28, 1992, protester, Video & Telecommunications
   Incorporated,  filed  a   protest  at  this  Board   against  the
   respondent, Administrative  Office of  the United States  Courts.
   Protester  alleged that a  month after contract  award respondent
   illegally entered  a contract modification with  awardee allowing
   substitution of a non-compliant (with the salient characteristics
   in the request  for proposal) Seagate disk drive  for a compliant
   Micropolis  disk  drive.    We  denied  protester's  request  for
   suspension of respondent's delegation of procurement authority as
   untimely and  also denied  protester's request  for an  immediate
   grant of  the protest on  the ground of untimely  notification of
   the modification.  Video & Telecommunications Inc., GSBCA 12056-P
   (Oct. 15, 1992).  
 
        On  October 15,  protester  filed a  motion to  withdraw the
   protest.    Respondent  expresses  no  objection  to  protester's
   motion.   Pursuant to  Rule 28(a)(1),  this protest is  DISMISSED
   WITHOUT PREJUDICE, to  be automatically converted to  a dismissal
   with prejudice  if not reinstated  within ten calendar  days from
   the date of this order.  Rule 28(a)(1), (a)(2).   
 
 
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                                   ANTHONY S. BORWICK
                                   Board Judge