251006 GEDTS_NCS Pearson Inc Sole Source ltr.doc
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- 26-426DOC-ROBIN-P-87551
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- Illinois
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This document is a sole source letter dated October 6, 2025, from GED Testing Service LLC to Amy Beverlin, a Business Administrator at Robinson Correctional Center. The letter involves GED Testing Service, NCS Pearson Inc. (specifically Pearson VUE), the American Council on Education (ACE), and the state's Correctional Department or Education Department.
The letter confirms that GED Testing Service is the exclusive owner of the GED test and GED Ready practice test, with Pearson VUE serving as the exclusive computer test delivery provider. Pearson VUE is authorized to sell GED test vouchers on behalf of GED Testing Service, and invoices for these vouchers will be issued and payable directly to Pearson VUE. The document emphasizes the proprietary nature of the GED test and associated trademarks, which are registered to ACE and exclusively licensed to GED Testing Service.
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October 6, 2025 Amy Beverlin Business Administrator
Attached to Requisition 26-426DOC-ROBIN-R-289959 Robinson Correctional Center
CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY INFORMATION
Dear Amy Beverlin:
This letter serves confirmation that the GED® test and the GED Ready® - the official practice test of the GED® test - are copyrighted and proprietary tests owned exclusively by GED Testing Service LLC (“GED Testing Service”) and available exclusively from GED Testing Service for evaluating an individual’s readiness and qualifications for earning a high school equivalency credential. GED Testing Service LLC is the sole owner and sole source of the GED® test and the GED Ready®. Furthermore, GED® and GED Testing Service® are registered trademarks owned by the American Council on Education (‘ACE’), exclusively licensed to GED Testing Service and may only be used with express written consent of ACE or GED Testing Service.
GED Testing Service LLC is the only organization with the right to make the GED® test available for delivery on computer and Pearson VUE, a business of NCS Pearson, Inc. is GED Testing Service’s exclusive computer test delivery provider for the GED® test. Pearson VUE is GED Testing Service’s exclusive test delivery provider of the GED® test on computer. For the reasons set forth herein, GED Testing Service and Pearson VUE are responsible to comply with the requirements of the MOU with CDE.
In addition, Pearson VUE offers GED® test vouchers for sale on behalf of GED Testing Service. Due to Pearson VUE’s relationship with GED Testing Service as its exclusive test delivery provider, invoices related to the purchase of GED test vouchers will be sent from and be payable to Pearson VUE, a business of NCS Pearson, Inc.
If you need further information, please do not hesitate to contact me using the contact information listed below.
Sincerely, Robert Rutscher
Senior Counsel GED Testing Service LLC
5601 Green Valley Drive
Bloomington, MN 55437 robert.rutscher@ged.com
(952) 738-2638 www.ged.com
GED® and GED Testing Service® are registered trademarks of the American Council on Education. They may not be used or reproduced without the express written permission of ACE or GED Testing Service. The GED® and GED Testing Service® brands are administered by GED Testing Service under license from the ACE.
GED Testing Service® | www.GEDtestingservice.com
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