DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE: January 5, 1993
                                                           
 
 
                             GSBCA 12211-P
 
 
                    UNITED STUDENT AID FUNDS, INC.,
 
                                                Protester,
 
                                   v.
 
                        DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION,
 
                                                Respondent,
 
                                  and
 
                  COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION BOARD,
 
                                                Intervenor.
 
        Rand L. Allen, Philip J.  Davis, Stanley R. Soya, Phillip H.
   Harrington,   and  Dan  Renberg   of  Wiley,  Rein   &  Fielding,
   Washington, DC, counsel for Protester.
 
        Gail Baum  and Margaret  Moore, Office  of General  Counsel,
   Department of Education, Washington, DC, counsel for Respondent.
 
        Henry Christensen III,  Margaret K. Pfeiffer, and  Yvonne E.
   Facchina  of Sullivan  & Cromwell,  Washington,  DC, counsel  for
   Intervenor.
 
   WILLIAMS, Board Judge.
 
                                 ORDER
 
        On December 4,  1992, United  Student Aid  Funds, Inc.  (USA
   Funds)  protested the award  of contract number PN  92 0100 01 by
   the United  States Department  of Education (ED)  to the  College
   Entrance   Examination  Board.     The   contract   required  the
   performance of automatic data processing services, including data
   entry, transmission, and  related services in support  of federal
   student assistance programs administered by ED under Title IV  of
   the Higher 
   Education Act.  On January 4, 1993, USA Funds filed a  motion for
   voluntary dismissal of the protest.  Respondent and intervenor do
   not object to the dismissal.
 
 
        Accordingly,  the  protest is  DISMISSED  WITHOUT PREJUDICE.
   Rule 28(a).  This  dismissal shall convert to  one with prejudice
   ten days from  the date of this  order unless any  party requests
   reinstatement prior to that date.
 
                                 _____________________________
                                 MARY ELLEN COSTER WILLIAMS
                                 Board Judge