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             DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE:  October 7, 1992
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                            GSBCA 11262-COM
 
                    HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,
 
                                                Appellant,
 
                                   v.
 
                      U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE,
 
                                                Respondent.
 
 
        Darcy V. Hennessy of Moore  & Bucher, P.C., Kansas City, MO,
   counsel for Appellant.
 
        Cecilia   R.  Carson,  Office   of  General   Counsel,  U.S.
   Department of Commerce, Washington, DC, counsel for Respondent.
 
 
   PARKER, Board Judge.
 
                                 ORDER 
 
        On May 14,  1991, Hartford Fire  Insurance Company filed  an
   appeal from the contracting officer's  denial of its claim for an
   equitable adjustment resulting  from construction work done  on a
   Department   of   Commerce  National   Oceanic   and  Atmospheric
   Administration Weather Service Office at Pleasant Hill, Missouri.
   Appellant sought $27,423 plus reasonable overhead and profit.
 
        On  April 1,  1992,  the parties  requested  that a  hearing
   scheduled  for April 22 and 23, 1992,  be postponed until July 21
   and 22.   The Board later  agreed to postpone this  hearing until
   September 22 and  23.  On July 31, the parties notified the Board
   that a tentative  settlement had been reached and  requested that
   proceedings in this case be suspended.
 
        On  October 5,  counsel for  appellant  requested that  this
   appeal  be  dismissed  without  prejudice.    Respondent  has  no
   objection  to  this  request.   In  accordance  with  Rule 28(a),
   therefore,  this appeal  is DISMISSED  WITHOUT  PREJUDICE.   This
   dismissal shall become  one with prejudice  ninety days from  the
   date  of  this  order  unless   one  of  the  parties  moves  for
   reinstatement of the case prior to that time.   
 
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                                           ROBERT W. PARKER
                                           Board Judge