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A         G    A    O                                                 Comptroller General
.       Accountability * Integrity * Reliability                       of the United States
United States Government Accountability Office
Washington, DC 20548



          Decision


          Matter of: Council for Adult & Experiential Learning

          File:        B-299798.2

          Date:        August 28, 2007

          John R. Zappa for the protester.
          Thomas P. Humphrey, Esq., Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan, Esq., and Adelicia Cliffe
          Taylor, Esq., Crowell & Moring LLP, for IBM Global Business Services, an intervenor.
          Maj. Geraldine R. Chanel, Department of the Army, for the agency.
          Jonathan L. Kang, Esq., and Ralph 0. White, Esq., Office of the General Counsel,
          GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
          DIGEST

          Post-award challenges to solicitation terms are dismissed as untimely and challenges
          to agency's evaluation of proposals are denied because they are based on untimely
          allegations and fail to specifically identify flaws with the agency's evaluation.
          DECISION

          The Council for Adult & Experiential Learning (CAEL) protests the award of a
          contract to IBM Global Business Services under request for proposals (RFP)
          No. W74V8H-06-R-0007, issued by the Department of the Army, Army Continuing
          Education System (ACES), for integration and other technical services for the
          GoArmyEd program. The protester contends that the terms of the solicitation
          created a competition that was biased in favor of IBM, the award to IBM was tainted
          by organizational conflicts of interest (OCI), and the agency unreasonably evaluated
          the offerors' proposals.

          We dismiss in part and deny in part the protest.

          BACKGROUND

          The GoArmyEd program offers active duty soldiers anytime, anywhere access to
          educational opportunities from accredited postsecondary education institutions
          through an online web-based portal. The program allows soldiers to select a degree
          program, enroll in and access courses, obtain education counseling, and access
          financial aid and other support services. The program also provides infrastructure

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