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             DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE:  August 24, 1993
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                             GSBCA 12547-P
 
 
                      GTE NORTHWEST INCORPORATED,
 
                                                Protester,
 
                                   v.
 
                        DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY,
 
                                                Respondent.       
 
        A. Timothy  L.  Williamson  and Richard  E.  Potter  of  GTE
   Northwest  Incorporated,   Everett,  Washington;  and   James  H.
   Roberts,  III,  and  Suzanne  M.  Dohrer  of Manatt,  Phelps  and
   Phillips, Washington, DC, counsel for Protester.
 
        Ellen  D.  Washington,   Office  of  the  General   Counsel,
   Information  Technology  Acquisition  Center,  Department of  the
   Navy, Washington, DC, counsel for Respondent.
 
                                 ORDER
 
        On August  20, 1993, the  Board docketed a protest  filed by
   GTE  Northwest Incorporated  (GTE).  GTE  protested the  terms of
   solicitation  number N66032-3-R0-0008,  which was  issued  by the
   respondent, United  States  Department of  the Navy,  Information
   Technology  Acquisition Center,  Washington,  DC,  for a  digital
   switching system  for commercial-type telephone  services for the
   Naval Station in Everett, Washington.  The protester alleged that
   the  solicitation "violates  statutory requirements for  full and
   open competition."
 
        On August  23, 1993, the  Board received from the  parties a
   joint motion to dismiss without prejudice, which states:
 
             Discussions between  the parties  to this  protest
        have  resulted in the Navy's extension  of the time for
        receipt  of initial  proposals  under Solicitation  No.
        N66032-93-R-0008  to  2:00  P.M.   September  7,  1993.
        Further, it  is agreed that  each party shall  bear its
        own expenses and attorney fees incurred to date related
        to this protest.
 
             WHEREFORE,  based upon  the foregoing  discussions
        and agreements, the  parties jointly move the  Board to
        dismiss this protest without prejudice.                
           
 
        Accordingly,  the protest  is  DISMISSED WITHOUT  PREJUDICE.
   Rule 28(a).
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                                      JAMES W. HENDLEY
                                      Board Judge