DISMISSED:  February 15, 1996
                                                    
 
 
                        GSBCA 13314-C(13257-P)  
 
 
                  GTE GOVERNMENT SYSTEMS CORPORATION,
 
                                                Applicant,
 
                                   v.
 
                    GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION,
 
                                                Respondent.
 
        Mary Ita  Snyder, David V.  Anthony, and Kevin P.  Mullen of
   Piper &  Marbury, Washington,  DC; and Michael  W. Clancy  of GTE
   Government  Systems  Corporation,  Chantilly,  VA,  counsel   for
   Applicant.
 
        John  C. Sawyer,  Seth  P. Binstock,  and David  L. Frecker,
   Office  of  General  Counsel,  General  Services  Administration,
   Washington, DC, counsel for Respondent.
 
   GOODMAN, Board Judge.
 
                                 ORDER
 
        On  June  23,  1995, applicant  filed  this  application for
   costs.    At the  same  time  this  cost application  was  filed,
   applicant  advised the  Board that  the  parties were  engaged in
   settlement  discussions and expected  that an agreement  would be
   reached in the near future.  The Board issued an order on June 27
   encouraging the  parties to continue their settlement discussions
   and directing respondent to file its response to the  application
   by July 24, 1995, if a  settlement had not been reached prior  to
   that  date.   On  July 24,  applicant  advised the  Board  that a
   settlement  agreement had  been reached  and  that the  necessary
   paperwork to  effectuate  the  settlement  was  being  processed.
   Applicant  stated  that the  Board  would  be  notified once  the
   settlement was consummated.
 
        On January 17, 1996, upon  inquiry by the Board, counsel for
   respondent  advised that  applicant had been  paid.   Counsel was
   asked to file  a motion to dismiss  with the Board.   On February
   13, applicant filed such stating  that the parties have entered a
   settlement agreement relating to  the motion for the  recovery of
   protest costs, and moved to dismiss the motion.  Accordingly, the
   application for costs is DISMISSED.  Rule 28(a).
 
                                      ______________________
                                      ALLAN H. GOODMAN
                                      Board Judge