DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE:  August 18, 1993
                                                           
 
 
                             GSBCA 12537-P 
        
 
                            DATAEQUIP INC.,
 
                                                Protester,
 
                                   v.
 
                      DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE,
 
                                                Respondent.  
 
 
        Dr.  Pat  T. Balan,  President  and CEO  of  Dataequip Inc.,
   Colorado Springs, CO, appearing for Protester.
 
        Joseph  M.  Goldstein,  Office   of  the  General   Counsel,
   Department   of  the  Air  Force,  Washington,  DC,  counsel  for
   Respondent.
 
   NEILL, Board Judge.
 
 
                                 ORDER
 
        This protest was filed with the Board on August 13, 1993, by
   Dataequip  Inc. (Dataequip).   Dataequip protested the  manner in
   which  solicitation number  F09609-93-R-0004  was  issued by  the
   Department of the Air Force.  
 
        On  August  16,  the  Board  issued  an  order  for  further
   proceedings  which scheduled a  prehearing conference  for August
   17.  
        On August 16,  protester advised the Board  that the parties
   to this  protest had agreed  to settle this protest  by extending
   the proposal due date to  August 31.  Counsel for respondent  has
   confirmed this fact to Board personnel.
 
        Accordingly,  pursuant  to  Rule  28(a),  this   protest  is
   DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.  The dismissal shall become one with
   prejudice thirty days from the date of  this order.  In the event
   that  the conditions  of settlement  are not met,  protester must
   move for reinstatement  of this protest before  the expiration of
   the aforesaid thirty day period.  
 
                                           _________________________
                                           EDWIN B. NEILL
                                           Board Judge