Procurement Made Simple
COSTARS, MBE & Federal Funding
As a COSTARS contract holder and NMSDC-certified MBE, Emergent Energy Solutions simplifies vendor qualification and procurement for municipal authorities, government agencies, and public institutions. Ready to start procurement? We can have a scope and quote to your project manager within 5 business days.
COSTARS Contract
PA Contract #SU-205
Pennsylvania's cooperative purchasing program enables state and local government entities to procure instrumentation services through a pre-approved contract vehicle — no RFP required.
NMSDC-Certified MBE
Minority Business Enterprise
Nationally certified Minority Business Enterprise through the National Minority Supplier Development Council. Recognized by Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, and public utilities for diversity-focused procurement programs.
SAM.gov Registered
Federal Procurement Ready
Registered in the System for Award Management, enabling federal and federally-funded procurement.
Who Can Use COSTARS?
Any Pennsylvania state agency, municipality, school district, county, authority, council of governments, or other public institution can use the COSTARS contract to procure instrumentation services without competitive bidding. This includes municipal utilities, water and sewer authorities, townships, boroughs, and state-affiliated institutions.
COSTARS saves time — skip the RFP and go straight to award.
How It Works
Verify Eligibility
Confirm your agency qualifies for COSTARS purchasing
Contact Emergent Energy
Reach out with your project scope and requirements
Receive Quote
Get a quote under pre-approved contract terms
Issue Purchase Order
Procurement complete — no RFP needed
Eligible Funding Sources
Many instrumentation projects qualify for federal and state funding programs. We can help you identify applicable grant and loan programs for your project.
Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF)
Low-interest financing for wastewater infrastructure improvements including instrumentation and monitoring upgrades.
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF)
Subsidized loans for drinking water system improvements including metering, SCADA, and treatment plant instrumentation.
IIJA / Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Grants
Federal grants for water infrastructure modernization, including lead service line replacement and emerging contaminant monitoring.
WIFIA Low-Interest Loans
Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act loans for large-scale water and wastewater projects exceeding $20 million.
EPA Section 319 Grants
Federal grants for nonpoint source pollution control projects, including stormwater monitoring and watershed instrumentation.
DEP Growing Greener Grants
Pennsylvania state grants for watershed restoration, mine drainage treatment, and environmental monitoring infrastructure.
IIJA & State Revolving Fund Guidance
Over $50 billion in federal water infrastructure funding is currently available through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund programs in PA, NJ, MD, and DE are delivering unprecedented investment to municipal utilities.
Instrumentation upgrades — flow meters, analyzers, SCADA systems, and telemetry — are eligible project costs under both SRF programs when properly scoped and documented in your capital project application.
How to Include Instrumentation in Your SRF Application
- Tie instrumentation to specific compliance or treatment objectives
- Itemize meters and analyzers in the project engineering report
- Document how monitoring supports permit requirements
- Include SCADA integration as part of operational efficiency improvements
- Reference COSTARS contract for streamlined procurement justification
Ready to Start Procurement?
Contact us — we can have a scope and quote to your project manager within 5 business days.
Call us directly at 215-645-7141
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