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             DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE:  February 8, 1993
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                              GSBCA 12252
 
 
                         BARDES SERVICES, INC.,
 
                                              Appellant,
 
                                  v. 
 
                    GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION,
 
                                              Respondent.
 
        Trudy  L.  Bardes,  President   of  Bardes  Services,  Inc.,
   Clifton, VA, appearing for Appellant.
 
        Lydia  R. Kupersmith,  Office of Regional  Counsel, National
   Capital Region, General  Services Administration, Washington, DC,
   counsel for Respondent.
 
   HENDLEY, Board Judge.
 
                                 ORDER
 
       On January 8,  1993, the Board docketed the  appeal of Bardes
   Service, Inc. (BSI)  from a contracting officer's  final decision
   of October  20, 1992, regarding  the appellant's wage  rate claim
   for  its  work  under  contract  number  GS11P-90MJD-0044.    The
   respondent, the  General Services  Administration (GSA),  awarded
   the  appellant  a  contract to  provide  "preventive  maintenance
   services at  various locations  within the  East, South and  West
   Districts of the Washington [DC] Metropolitan Area."
 
       In its notice of appeal, dated January 5, 1993, the appellant
   stated:
 
       BSI  specifically  appeals  GSA's decision  to  use  HVAC
       Mechanic  as the position comparable to Licensed Engineer
       in comparing wage rates for the purpose of revising BSI's
       option Year  I  prices.   BSI  has  contended  that  HVAC
       Mechanic is in  no way comparable to  a Licensed Engineer
       and GSA's misapplication  of this wage rate  has unfairly
       resulted in  a 17.6%  reduction  in BSI's  option Year  I
       prices.
       On  February  8, before  the  complaint, answer,  and  Rule 4
   appeal file  were due  to be  filed with  the Board,  we received
   appellant's letter of withdrawal of its appeal, which states:
 
       Bardes Services, Inc. (B.S.I.) hereby withdraws,  without
       prejudice, its  appeal of  a final  decision rendered  by
       Mr. Joseph O'Hern, GSA Contracting Officer. . . .  
 
       Our  appeal is  withdrawn, without  prejudice, pending  a
       conformance action determination  from the Department  of
       Labor [DOL].   It is  our understanding  that B.S.I.  may
       reinstate our appeal within three (3) years if either the
       conformance  action  determination  from  D.O.L.  is  not
       favorable or if GSA fails  to adhere to the determination
       set forth by the D.O.L.
 
   On February 8,  the respondent orally informed the  Board that it
   concurs in the appellant's withdrawal of this appeal.
 
       Accordingly, the appeal is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.  Rule
   28(a).  
 
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                                JAMES W. HENDLEY
                                Board Judge