Running a competitive bid for every IT need is slow. Writing the RFP, posting it, evaluating responses, negotiating terms — the process can take months before a single person starts work.
If you are a Pennsylvania state agency, county, school district, or eligible public entity, you do not have to go through that process to work with Evolve Blue.
We participate in the PA COSTARS cooperative purchasing program. That means you can buy our IT staffing and technology delivery services directly — today.
What working with us through COSTARS looks like.
Through our COSTARS contract, eligible Pennsylvania buyers can engage Evolve Blue for IT staffing, technology delivery, application modernization, and related services without running a separate competitive bid.
The process is direct: confirm your eligibility, reach out with your need, agree on scope, and issue the order. We can be discussing requirements this week and have people working next week.
- State agencies — buy our IT staffing and technology services directly
- Counties and municipalities — no new RFP for each engagement with Evolve Blue
- School districts and educational institutions — eligible under COSTARS
- Public authorities and qualifying nonprofits — we help confirm eligibility on the call
What you get from Evolve Blue on a COSTARS engagement.
On every COSTARS engagement, you get the same delivery posture we bring to all government work: onshore-only staffing and technology delivery, W2 payroll, background checks before day one, and full compliance documentation ready before the order is signed.
We are also NMSDC MBE Certified and hold PA SDB, SB, and MCB credentials. A COSTARS engagement with Evolve Blue counts toward your program's diversity spend goals at the same time.
Getting started takes one conversation.
There is no lengthy process on our side. We can confirm the scope, share our contract documentation, and discuss your IT need in a single call.
Our compliance posture is already built — not assembled on request. If you have an IT staffing gap, a modernization project, or a technology delivery need, COSTARS is the fastest compliant path to getting Evolve Blue working for your program.
Closing view
Months of competitive bidding is the old way. A COSTARS engagement with Evolve Blue can move from first call to people working in days.
If your program qualifies, reach out. We will confirm scope, share documentation, and get started — without the wait.
