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                 GSBCA 13278-P DISMISSED:  May 26, 1995
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                         GSBCA 13271-P, 13278-P
 
 
                          HARRIS CORPORATION,
 
                                  and
 
                               TRW INC.,
 
                                           Protesters/Intervenors,
 
                                   v.
 
                      DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE,
 
                                           Respondent,
 
                                  and
 
                         LORAL FEDERAL SYSTEMS,
 
                                           Intervenor.
 
        David  S. Cohen,  William  F.  Savarino,  G.  Brent  Connor,
   C. Patteson Cardwell, IV, Laurel Hockey,  Victor G. Klingelhofer,
   Carrie Mann, and Russell J.  Gaspar of Cohen & White, Washington,
   DC; and  Mark S.  Syrnick of  Harris Corporation,  Melbourne, FL,
   counsel for Protester/Intervenor Harris Corporation.
 
        John  W. Chierichella,  James  M.  Weitzel,  Jr.,  James  J.
   McCullough,  Michael  L. Waldman,  and  Anne B.  Perry  of Fried,
   Frank,  Harris, Shriver &  Jacobson, Washington, DC,  counsel for
   Protester/Intervenor TRW Inc.
 
        Clarence D. Long, III and  Captain Lee Dayton, Office of the
   General Counsel, Department of the Air Force, Washington, DC; and
   Lt.  Col.  Rod  A.  Wolthoff  and   Major  Anthony  T.  Steadman,
   Department of the Air Force,  Maxwell Air Force Base, AL, counsel
   for Respondent.
 
        William A. Bradford,  Jr., Robert J. Kenney,  Jr., Thomas L.
   McGovern III, Thomas E. Joaquin,  David A. Kikel, S. Gregg Kunzi,
   Timothy F. Mellett, and Gwendowlyn  A. Powell of Hogan & Hartson,
   Washington,  DC; William  J. LaSalle  of  Loral Federal  Systems,
   Bethesda, MD; and Barton B.  Davis and David C. Sweeney  of Loral
   Federal  Systems,  Manassas,  VA,  counsel  for Intervenor  Loral
   Federal Systems.
 
   DeGRAFF, Board Judge.
 
 
                                 ORDER
 
        Harris Corporation (Harris) filed its protest,  GSBCA 13271-
   P, on May 11,  1995.  On May 15, 1995, TRW,  Inc. (TRW) filed its
   protest, GSBCA 13278-P.   On May 16, 1995,  TRW intervened in the
   Harris protest.   Harris and TRW challenge the  Department of the
   Air Force's (Air  Force's) decision to award a  contract to Loral
   Federal Systems  for the  Defense Messaging  System -  Government
   Open Systems Interconnection  Profile.  The Air  Force's response
   to TRW's complaint is not yet due.  
 
        On May 25,  1995, TRW filed a motion asking that its protest
   be dismissed with prejudice to  refiling at the Board and without
   prejudice on  the merits,  which would leave  TRW free  to pursue
   remedies  which might exist in another  forum.  TRW also asked to
   withdraw as an intervenor in the Harris protest.   
 
        There  are no  objections to  the motion.   TRW's  motion is
   granted.   TRW's protest,  GSBCA 13278-P, is  DISMISSED and TRW's
   request to  withdraw as  an intervenor in  the Harris  protest is
   granted.  
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                                      MARTHA H. DeGRAFF
                                      Board Judge