ISSUED:  November 30, 1992 
                                                   
 
                             GSBCA 12057-P 
 
                          THE FILLMORE GROUP,
 
                                                Protester,
 
                                   v.
 
                        DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY,
 
                                                Respondent.
 
        Frank C.  Fillmore, Jr.,  President of  The Fillmore  Group,
   Ellicott City, MD, appearing for Protester.
 
        Russell  P. Spindler, Office  of Counsel, Naval  Air Warfare
   Center, China Lake, CA, counsel for Respondent.
 
   NEILL, Board Judge.
 
                                 NOTICE
 
        On this date,  the Board issued its opinion  and decision on
   this protest.  The protest  was granted.  Respondent's delegation
   of procurement authority was amended to require a reevaluation of
   protester's proposal and to proceed thereafter in accordance with
   applicable  statute and regulation.  The Board's suspension order
   for this case remains in  effect until a decision is made  either
   to terminate or to confirm the original contract award.
 
        Because the Board's decision  contains information which may
   be  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
   within  forty-eight hours  from the  time of  the release  of the
   decision to the parties.   If no proposed redactions are received
   by that  time, the decision will  be released in its  entirety to
   the public.  
 
                                      _______________________
                                      EDWIN B. NEILL
 
                                      Board Judge