DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE: September 23, 1993
                                                            
 
 
                             GSBCA 12568-P
 
 
                    NETWORK COMPUTING DEVICES, INC.,
 
                                                Protester,
 
                                   v.
 
                      DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
 
                                                Respondent,
 
                                  and
 
                    CEDAR CLIFF SYSTEMS CORPORATION,
 
                                                Intervenor.
 
        Neil  H. O'Donnell  and Allen  Samelson  of Rogers,  Joseph,
   O'Donnell & Quinn, San Francisco, CA, counsel for Protester.
 
        Alton Woods and  James L. Weiner,  Office of the  Solicitor,
   Department  of   the  Interior,   Washington,  DC,  counsel   for
   Respondent.
 
        William M. Rosen and Hilary S. Cairnie of Dickstein, Shapiro
   & Morin, Vienna, VA, counsel for Intervenor.
 
   WILLIAMS, Board Judge.
 
                                 ORDER
 
        On  September 3, 1993, Network Computing Devices, Inc. (NCD)
   filed  a protest  challenging the  award of  a contract  to Cedar
   Cliff Systems Corporation by the Department of the Interior, U.S.
   Geological Survey, under  solicitation number 7989 for  automatic
   data processing equipment.   On September  22, 1993, the  parties
   filed a stipulation of voluntary withdrawal.
 
        Accordingly,  this protest  is DISMISSED  WITHOUT PREJUDICE.
   Rule 28(a).  This dismissal  shall convert to one  with prejudice
   on  September 29, 1993,  unless any party  requests reinstatement
   prior to that date.  The suspension of respondent's delegation of
   procurement authority lapses by its terms.
 
                                      _____________________________
                                      MARY ELLEN COSTER WILLIAMS
                                      Board Judge