CHANGE ORDER NOTICE-Pearson Vue Testing Services

This is a change order notice issued by the Illinois Chief Procurement Office for General Services on behalf of the Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) for Pearson Vue Testing Services under Open Market Bid 26-592SFM-AMIN5-B-51951. The procurement extends the current contract with Pearson Vue to continue providing computer-based testing and certification platform services to the State Fire Marshal and associated fire departments throughout Illinois. The deliverables include secure access to training content, examination administration, and certification platform services that enable the delivery of training and certification programs to thousands of firefighters statewide while reducing administrative burden and ensuring compliance with state-mandated certification standards. The primary objective is to maintain secure, standardized, and uninterrupted examination delivery during a six-month interim period while minimizing operational risks such as inconsistent administration practices, examination security vulnerabilities, fragmented data management, elevated operational costs, and candidate access limitations. The change order is necessary due to implementation delays with a new vendor transitioning services under an active master contract with Carahsoft (Contract 18-510CPOGS-CPOGS-P-1938:275), with challenges including vendor communication regarding payment processes and obtaining Department of Information Technology clearance. The OSFM anticipates the new vendor will fully assume services by the end of December 2026. The posting deadline for this change order is April 27, 2026, with the posting having occurred on April 13, 2026.

The available information does not specify set-aside designations, restrictions on organization types, or disadvantaged enterprise preferences for this change order notice. Pearson Vue is identified as the incumbent contractor whose services are being extended through this change order. The specific award value or budget range for this contract extension is not disclosed in the provided documentation. The change order meets the threshold for public posting as it increases contract cost by more than $25,000 and requires 14 days of posting on the Bulletin/BidBuy platform. Integration with Pearson Vue's existing computer-based testing and certification platform infrastructure is required to maintain continuity of services during the transition period to the new vendor.