________________________________________________________ DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE: February 25, 1993 ________________________________________________________ GSBCA 12309-P TELCOM SYSTEMS SERVICES, INC., Protester, v. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Respondent. Sam Zalman Gdanski, Montebello, NY, counsel for Protester. Barbara S. Robbins, Office of General Counsel, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC, and Richard S. Brown, Office of General Counsel, Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD, counsel for Respondent. LaBELLA, Board Judge. Order This protest was filed by Telcom Systems Services, Inc. against the Department of Health and Human Services, respondent, on February 18, 1993. On February 24, 1993, the Board held a prehearing conference in which the protester agreed to withdraw its protest and pursue the matter directly with the agency. Later the same day the Board received a letter from protester stating that it was withdrawing its protest without prejudice and that the Department of Health and Human Services represented that the bid date has been extended. Respondent agrees to dismissal of this case. Accordingly, this protest is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. Rule 28(a). VINCENT A. LaBELLA Board Judge