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                         DISMISSED: July 29, 1997
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                                GSBCA 14217
                                     

                            RAY WILSON COMPANY,

                                        Appellant,

                                    v.

                     GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION,

                                        Respondent.

     Neal J. Sweeney and R. Lee Mann, III of Smith, Currie &
Hancock LLP, Atlanta, GA, counsel for Appellant.

     Thomas Y. Hawkins, Office of Regional Counsel, General
Services Administration, San Francisco, CA, counsel for Respondent.
     
BORWICK, Board Judge.

                                   ORDER

     On June 5, 1997, appellant, Ray Wilson Company, filed an
appeal from the purported contracting officer's decision dated
March 7, 1997, denying appellant's claim on the construction
contract for the Ronald Reagan Federal Building and United States
Courthouse.  The Government now states that the letter from which
appellant appealed was not a contracting officer's final decision. 
Appellant moves to dismiss because the Government and appellant are
willing to attempt to resolve the dispute without litigation. 
Respondent does not object.  Pursuant to Rule 128(a), this appeal
is DISMISSED.   



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                              ANTHONY S. BORWICK
                              Board Judge