Board of Contract Appeals
                 General Services Administration
                      Washington, D.C. 20405
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           DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE: December 23, 1996
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                         GSBCA 13934-SEC


                           LEXIS-NEXIS,
                                 
                                        Appellant,

                                v.

               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION,

                                        Respondent.

     Michael A. Hordell and Laura L. Hoffman of Gadsby & Hannah, Washington, DC,
counsel for Appellant.

     George Conril Brown and R. William Barton, Office of General Counsel,
Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, DC, counsel for Respondent.

PARKER, Board Judge.

                              ORDER

     On November 1, 1996, Lexis-Nexis (Lexis) filed this claim with the Board
concerning services performed for the Securities and Exchange Commission on its
Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval system for which Lexis seeks
reimbursement.

     On December 23, the parties filed a joint motion to dismiss this appeal with
prejudice which provided:

          Appellant LEXIS-NEXIS and Respondent United States
          Securities and Exchange Commission have entered into a
          settlement agreement resolving this matter, and final payment
          pursuant to that agreement has been received by appellant. 
          Therefore, pursuant to the settlement agreement, appellant
          LEXIS-NEXIS hereby requests that this matter be dismissed
          with prejudice.

     Accordingly, the appeal is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.  Rule 128.


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                                   ROBERT W. PARKER
                                   Board Judge