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               DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE:  June 7, 1993
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                             GSBCA 12430-P
 
                             CISCO SYSTEMS,
 
                                           Protester,
 
                                   v.
 
                        DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY,
 
                                           Respondent.
 
        Gerald F. Doyle and Ron  R. Hutchinson of Doyle and Bachman,
   Washington, DC, counsel for Protester.
 
        James  E.  Fender,  Office  of  Counsel,  Portsmouth   Naval
   Shipyard, Portsmouth, NH,  and Eric A.  Lile, Office of  Counsel,
   Naval  Supply  Systems   Command,  Arlington,  VA,   counsel  for
   Respondent.
 
   BORWICK, Board Judge.
 
                                 ORDER
 
        On  May 14, 1993,  protester Cisco  Systems filed  a protest
   against the Department of the Navy's solicitation for acquisition
   of a  router and related  parts for  use by the  Portsmouth Naval
   Shipyard, Portsmouth New  Hampshire.  Protester alleged  that the
   procurement was a disguised sole-source procurement.
 
        The Board convened a prehearing conference on May 25.  After
   the  conference, based on the  representation of respondent as to
   the anticipated  use of the  equipment to be  procured, protester
   filed  a motion  to withdraw  the protest.   Respondent  does not
   object.   In  accordance with  the request  of the  parties, this
   protest  is  DISMISSED  WITHOUT PREJUDICE,  to  be  automatically
   converted  to a dismissal with prejudice unless reinstated within
   ten calendar days from the date of this order.  Rule 28(a).
 
 
 
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                            ANTHONY S. BORWICK
                            Board Judge