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             DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE:  October 24, 1994
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                             GSBCA 13022-P
 
                    INTEGRATED SYSTEMS GROUP, INC.,
 
                                           Protester,
 
                                   v.
 
                      DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE,
 
                                           Respondent.
 
        Stephen L. Mills,  VP Marketing,  Integrated Systems  Group,
   Inc., Vienna, VA, appearing for Protester.
 
        Jerry A.  Walz and  F. Jefferson  Hughes, Office  of General
   Counsel,  Department of  Commerce,  Washington, DC,  counsel  for
   Respondent.
 
   BORWICK, Board Judge.
 
                                 ORDER
 
        On October 15,  1994, Integrated Systems Group,  Inc. (ISG),
   protested  the Department of  the Commerce's actions  in ordering
   materials from GTSI's non-mandatory GSA schedule contract instead
   of issuing a  solicitation for competitive proposals  in response
   to an  ISG quotation lower priced  than the schedule price.   The
   contracting  officer has  canceled  the order  and  will issue  a
   competitive solicitation.   After  learning of  this action,  ISG
   filed a motion to withdraw the protest without prejudice with the
   dismissal  to convert  to one  with  prejudice upon  respondent's
   issuance   of  a  solicitation  regarding  the  agency  needs  in
   question.   Respondent  does  not object  to  the withdrawal  and
   pursuant to Rule  28(a), this protest is DISMISSED  in the manner
   requested by protester.
 
 
 
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                            ANTHONY S. BORWICK
                            Board Judge