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B-281541 1 (1999-01-26)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptajhg0001 and id is 1 raw text is: oComptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: Worldwide Language Resources, Inc. File: B-281541 Date: January 26, 1999 Lawrence P. Costa, Esq., for the protester. Maj. David Newsome, Jr., Department of the Army, for the agency. Linda S. Lebowitz, Esq., and Michael R. Golden, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST In a solicitation for foreign language education training services for special forces and military intelligence personnel, requirement that contractor be accredited is unobjectionable where the requirement is reasonably related to facilitating the agency's achievement of its language training and readiness objectives and where the requirement is in accord with the agency's regulation. DECISION Worldwide Language Resources, Inc. protests the inclusion of an academic accreditation clause in request for proposals (RFP) No. DAIF06-98-R-0020, issued by the Department of the Army for foreign language education services at Fort Carson, Colorado and other out-of-state and foreign locations. The protester contends that inclusion of this clause is unduly restrictive and overstates the agency's needs. We deny the protest. The RFP requires the contractor to provide foreign language training to, among others, special forces and military intelligence personnel. The RFP further requires the contractor to provide administrative support, materials preparation/adaptation (computer assisted instruction, translation services, and pre-service training for foreign language instructors), and instructional services as outlined in the RFP's performance work statement. RFP § C.1.1.2.1. The RFP included the following accreditation clause: The Contractor must be accredited by either a regional or national accrediting association recognized by the American Council on Education. The accreditation is neither divisible or transferable. RFP § C.1.5.

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