Board of Contract Appeals
                    General Services Administration
                         Washington, D.C. 20405
 
 
 
                                                                     
    
 
                       DISMISSED:  June 14, 1999
                                                                     
     
 
 
                           GSBCA 14911-TD    
 
 
                    DIVERSIFIED COLLECTION SERVICES,
 
                                                Appellant,
 
                                   v.
 
                      DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY,
 
                                                Respondent.
 
        William A.  Bradford and S.  Gregg Kunzi of Hogan  & Hartson
   L.L.P., Washington, DC, counsel for Appellant.
 
        Beth Kramer  and Ellen  Neubauer, Office  of Chief  Counsel,
   Financial  Management  Service,   Department  of  the   Treasury,
   Washington, DC, counsel for Respondent.
 
   GOODMAN, Board Judge.
 
                                 ORDER
 
        This appeal  was filed on  February 23, 1999  by Diversified
   Collection Services, Inc. (Diversified) against the Department of
   the  Treasury, Financial  Managment Service (FMS),  in connection
   with  a dispute arising under contract number T-fms-97-19 awarded
   to Diversified to perform debt collection services for the FMS.
 
        During a conference  with counsel and the Board  on March 3,
   1999, proceedings were  suspended to allow the  parties to engage
   in  settlement discussions.   On  June 8,  1999, counsel  filed a
   Joint Motion to Dismiss pursuant  to Rule 128.  Accordingly, this
   appeal is DISMISSED.
 
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                                     ALLAN H. GOODMAN
                                     Board Judge