Pennsylvania COSTARS Program

MBI is a proud participant in the Pennsylvania COSTARS-3 contract for IT Hardware. In addition to major hardware vendors below like CISCO, IBM, HP, Fortinet, Ruckus Networks, and Lenovo, we provide over 1,000 other vendor’s products through our distributor relationships, at fantastic pricing for you!
We service all participants in the COSTARS program, in all geographies. We monitor all open bids for participation, but you can also contact us directly if there is something you need immediately.

Your COSTARS Contact is:

Chuck Carlin
Sr. Director of Business Development
[email protected]
PA Vendor Number 343659

In addition, MBI is a certified participant in the PA BDISBO program (Bureau of Diversity, Inclusion & Small Business Opportunities). Our certifications include Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), Small Business (SB), and Small Diverse Business (SDB). We are also certified through PennDOT as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE). If it matters to you, MBI can confidently, competently, and easily help you reach your participation goals!

Invitation to Qualify (ITQ) Program

MBI is also a proud holder of many ITQ certifications. We are pre-qualified through the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the following service categories:
  • Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Software Services: 81110000-ITQ-13
  • Consulting Services – IT General: 81110000-ITQ-14
  • Consulting Services – IT Security: 81110000-ITQ-16
  • Consulting Services – Network Services & Telcom Services: 81110000-ITQ-18
  • Disaster Recovery Services: 81110000-ITQ-20
  • Managed Print Services (MPS): 81110000-ITQ-25
  • Modifiable Off-The-Shelf (MOTS) Software Services: 81110000-ITQ-26
  • Software Development Services: 81110000-ITQ-27
  • Subscription Based Web Application Services or Software as a Service (SaaS) Procurements: 81110000-ITQ-28