S26-0390_Vendor_Letter.pdf
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- Scantron Exam Software
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- S26-0390
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- Orange County, Florida
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This is a sole source certification letter from Scantron (SCN Worldwide, LLC) supporting a contract opportunity with the State of Florida, specifically the City of Orlando. The letter confirms that Scantron is the exclusive manufacturer and provider of Optical Mark Reading (OMR) scanner technology and related software products, including the Scantron Score, iNSIGHT, and OpScan brand scanners, as well as proprietary software solutions such as Class Climate, evasys, evaexam, and Scantron TestFlex. The associated contract opportunity (Sole Source Number S26-0390) is for a Cloud EvaExam annual subscription, including installation and training services. The submission deadline is Monday, April 20, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. (ET), with the posting remaining active for seven calendar days to allow other potential suppliers to demonstrate comparable capabilities.
The contract represents a sole source procurement based on Scantron's exclusive intellectual property protections and specialized technology. Scantron holds patents and proprietary rights to its image-based scanner technology capable of resolving optical marks, capturing machine-printed characters, hand-printed characters, and bar codes for storage and retrieval systems. Any interested suppliers believing they can provide equivalent products or services must submit product information, statements of qualifications, and relevant capabilities documentation to the Purchasing Agent, Lindsey Hladik, at lindsey.hladik@orlando.gov within the seven-day notification period. No pricing information, funding amounts, or additional contract terms are specified in the documentation provided.
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© 2026 Scantron Worldwide | All Rights Reserved | www.scantron.com
500 Lone Oak Road, Suite 200, Eagan MN 55121 | (800) 722-6876
SUBJECT: 2026 SOLE SOURCE CERTIFICATION
To Whom It May Concern:
For more than fifty years, Scantron has helped education, commercial and government organizations worldwide measure and improve effectiveness with data collection, assessment, and survey solutions. The company manufactures and services scannable data collection products, including printed forms, scanners and related software, for major mission-critical data collection projects.
Scantron is the inventor and manufacturer of Optical Mark Reading (OMR) scanners and holds intellectual property protections relating to the technology used in its iNSIGHT™ and OpScan® product lines, as well as its proprietary software, ScanTools® and ScanTools® Prisma, and Advanced Character Recognition (ACR). These products are used for resolving optical marks including accurate determination of intended marks versus erasures. Scantron’s image-based scanners can also capture machine printed characters, hand-printed characters, and bar codes directly into full or partial image clips for storage/retrieval systems.
This letter is to confirm that SCN Worldwide, LLC d/b/a Scantron (“Scantron”), is the sole source provider of the Scantron Score, iNSIGHT and OpScan brand scanners as well as the support for these products. Additionally, Scantron is the sole source provider for the following software products: Class Climate®, evasys Survey and Evaluation system, evaexam Assessment automation suite, Scantron TestFlex including software support.
Sincerely, Mary Michael Sellers President and CEO SCN Worldwide, LLC Authorized Signatory http://www.scantron.com/
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