Board of Contract Appeals
                    General Services Administration
                         Washington, D.C. 20405
 
 
 
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                     NOTICE OF ISSUANCE OF OPINION
                UNDER PROTECTIVE ORDER: October 30, 1998
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             GSBCA 13298, 13507, 13508, 13509, 13510, 13511
 
 
                      ACE-FEDERAL REPORTERS, INC.,
 
                     ANN RILEY & ASSOCIATES, LTD.,
 
                         ARTI RECORDING, INC.,
 
                    CALIFORNIA SHORTHAND REPORTING,
 
                       EXECUTIVE COURT REPORTERS,
 
                                  and
 
                      MILLER REPORTING CO., INC.,
 
                                                Appellants,
 
                                   v.
 
                    GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION,
 
                                                Respondent.
 
        Ronald K.  Henry  and  Mark  A. Riordan  of  Kaye,  Scholer,
   Fierman, Hays & Handler, Washington, DC, counsel for Appellants.
 
        John E. Cornell, Office of General Counsel, General Services
   Administration, Washington, DC, counsel for Respondent.
 
   WILLIAMS, Board Judge.
 
                                 Notice
 
        On October  30, 1998,  the Board issued  its opinion  in the
   appeals of Ace-Federal  Reporters, Inc., Ann Riley  & Associates,
   Ltd., ARTI  Recording,   Inc.,  California  Shorthand  Reporting,
   Executive Court Reporters, and Miller Reporting Co.,  Inc.  These
   appeals were denied.
 
        Because the Board's decision contains information considered
   by the parties  to be procurement  sensitive or proprietary,  the
   Board initially issued its decision  subject in its entirety to a
   protective order.   The parties were advised to  inform the Board
   of any redactions  they consider appropriate by Novemer 13, 1998.
   The Board will decide  at that time what portions  of the opinion
   will be made public.
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                                      MARY ELLEN COSTER WILLIAMS
                                      Board Judge