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               DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE:  July 1, 1993
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                              GSBCA 12365
 
 
                    SEEKONK MANUFACTURING CO., INC.,
 
                                                Appellant,
 
                                   v.
 
                    GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION,
 
                                                Respondent.
 
        John W. Skurchak, Jr., Norton, MA, counsel for Appellant.
 
        Michael  P.  Morizio, Office  of  Regional Counsel,  General
   Services Administration, Boston, MA, counsel for Respondent.
 
   PARKER, Board Judge.
 
                                 ORDER
 
        This   appeal  was   filed  with   the   Board  by   Seekonk
   Manufacturing Co.,  Inc., on April 5, 1993.   Respondent demanded
   payment from appellant  for an alleged failure to  conform to the
   calibration  accuracy  requirements  of  a  contract  for  torque
   wrenches.
 
        On June 30, the Board  received a letter from appellant that
   stated:
 
             The contractor,  Seekonk Manufacturing  Co., Inc.,
             and  the  government  have  reached agreement  and
             agree  to refer  the instant  matter  back to  the
             contracting  officer  in   accordance  with  their
             negotiated terms.  The  Seekonk Manufacturing Co.,
             Inc.  hereby requests  withdrawal  of the  instant
             proceedings without prejudice for a period for 150
             days.    Michael  P.   Morizio,  Senior  Assistant
             Regional    Counsel    for     General    Services
             Administration, assents  and is in  agreement with
             this disposition.
 
                                Decision
 
        This appeal  is DISMISSED  WITHOUT PREJUDICE.   Rule  28(a).
   The  dismissal shall  convert to  a dismissal  with  prejudice on
   November 30, 1993,  unless the  appeal is  refiled prior  to that
   date.
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                                      ROBERT W. PARKER
                                      Board Judge