GSBCA 12298-P, 12308-P DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE: March 10, 1993
                                                  
 
 
                    GSBCA 12298-P, 12299-P, 12308-P 
 
 
                           GDE SYSTEMS, INC.,
 
                                  and
 
                      GRUMMAN DATA SYSTEMS, CORP.,
 
                                          Protesters,
 
                                  and
 
                     COMPUTER SCIENCES CORPORATION,
 
                                          Protester/
                                          Intervenor     in    GSBCA
   12298-P,
 
                                   v.
 
                      DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE,
 
                                          Respondent,
 
                                  and
 
                        BDM INTERNATIONAL, INC.,
 
                                          Intervenor.
 
        Raymond S.E.  Pushkar, Mark J.  Meagher, and Brian  Levey of
   McKenna & Cuneo, Washington, DC, and Grant L. Clark  of McKenna &
   Cuneo, San Diego, CA, counsel for Protester GDE Systems, Inc.
 
        James  J. Regan,  George D.  Ruttinger,  Raymond F.  Monroe,
   Cameron  S. Hamrick,  and Dolly  B.  Hauck of  Crowell &  Moring,
   Washington, DC, counsel for Protester Grumman Data Systems, Corp.
 
        Kenneth S.  Kramer, P.C., Lynda Troutman O'Sullivan, Douglas
   W. Baruch, and Douglas E.  Perry of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver
   & Jacobson, Washington, DC, and Helaine Grace Elderkin and Harvey
   N.  Bernstein of Computer Sciences Corporation, Falls Church, VA,
   counsel for Protester/Intervenor Computer Sciences Corporation.
 
        Clarence  D. Long,  III,  Office  of  the  General  Counsel,
   Department   of  the  Air  Force,  Washington,  DC,  counsel  for
   Respondent.
 
        Richard J. Conway, William F. Savarino, and Bruce H. Leshine
   of Dickstein, Shapiro & Morin,  Vienna, VA; Richard J. Webber and
   John J. O'Brien of Arent  Fox Kintner Plotkin & Kahn, Washington,
   DC; and John  W. Polk  and Noel  H. Gordon of  Baker &  McKenzie,
   Washington, DC, counsel for Intervenor BDM International, Inc.
 
   DANIELS, Board Judge (Chairman).
 
        The Board consolidated three protests against the award of a
   contract by the Department of the Air Force to BDM International,
   Inc. (BDM).   The  contract is for  the consolidation  of various
   computing  resources  of  the  agency.   The  protests  are GSBCA
   12298-P, filed on February 12,  1993, by GDE Systems, Inc. (GDE);
   GSBCA   12299-P,  filed  on  February  12  by  Computer  Sciences
   Corporation (CSC);  and GSBCA  12308-P, filed  on February  18 by
   Grumman Data Systems, Corp. (Grumman).  The counts alleged by the
   three   protesters  are  similar;  they  are  summarized  in  our
   interlocutory decision  of March  8 denying a  motion by  the Air
   Force  and BDM,  an intervenor of  right, to dismiss  most of the
   counts as untimely filed.
 
        On the afternoon  of March 8, Grumman moved  to withdraw its
   protest with prejudice.  On March 9, GDE filed a  similar motion,
   asking that the Board  furnish counsel a copy of  the decision on
   the merits of GSBCA 12299-P.  The remaining parties do not object
   to these requests.
 
        Without  objection,   the  three  protests   are  no  longer
   consolidated  and  the cases  filed  by  GDE and  Grumman,  GSBCA
   12298-P and 12308-P, are DISMISSED  WITH PREJUDICE.  Rule  28(a).
   The CSC protest, GSBCA 12299-P, remains pending before the Board,
   and will be heard in  accordance with the schedule prescribed for
   the previously-consolidated cases.  The Board's  order suspending
   the  Air  Force's authority  to proceed  with performance  of the
   contract in question remains in effect, as well.
 
                                      _________________________
                                      STEPHEN M. DANIELS
                                      Board Judge