PartnershipApp/Partnership/companies/Beacon_Interactive.json

{
  "company_name": "Beacon Interactive Systems",
  "website": "https://beaconinteractive.com/",
  "description": {
    "brief": "Beacon Interactive Systems is a U.S.-based digital innovator and defense contractor specializing in Maritime Internet of Things (IoT) software solutions.",
    "detailed": "Beacon Interactive Systems is a U.S.-based digital innovator and a rapidly growing non-traditional defense contractor. The company addresses national security needs for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), its partners, and allies by digitally transforming operations at the edge to drive organizational readiness and operational resilience. With a history in commercial development, Beacon Interactive Systems specializes in delivering software systems in areas such as Decision Support, Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence, and Cybersecurity."
  },
  "location": {
    "headquarters": {
      "city": "Waltham",
      "state": "Massachusetts",
      "country": "United States"
    },
    "operations": [
        "Norfolk, Virginia"
    ]
  },
  "offerings": {
    "products": [
        "Beacon Platform",
        "eLogBook",
        "TurboWork",
        "Connex",
        "Aircraft Infrastructure Readiness System (AIRS)",
        "eTagOut",
        "Shipboard Energy Assessment System (SEAS)"
    ],
    "services": [
        "Digital Transformation",
        "Decision Support",
        "Internet of Things (IoT)",
        "Artificial Intelligence",
        "Cybersecurity"
    ],
    "solutions": [
        "Maritime IoT software solutions"
    ]
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        "jQuery",
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        "Twitter Bootstrap",
        "Angular"
    ],
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    "sensors": [],
    "materials": [],
    "algorithms": [
        "Artificial Intelligence (AI)",
        "Machine Learning (ML)"
    ],
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        "Beacon Platform"
    ]
  },
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        "Defense",
        "Maritime",
        "Government/Military",
        "Critical Infrastructure",
        "Fortune 500"
    ],
    "end_users": [
        "U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)",
        "U.S. Navy",
        "U.S. Air Force",
        "U.S. Army",
        "Front-line workers",
        "Maintenance personnel",
        "Science and Technology community"
    ],
    "business_model": "B2G"
  },
  "certifications_compliance": {
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    ],
    "registrations": [
        "SBA Small Business"
    ]
  },
  "maturity_indicators": {
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    "company_stage": "Established",
    "years_in_operation": 30
  },
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        {
            "agency": "U.S. Navy",
            "phase": "Phase I, II, and III",
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        }
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        {
            "agency": "U.S. Navy's Program Executive Office for Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC)",
            "description": "Contract for the evolution of their Beacon Platform into 'FLEX' (Forward Logistics Expeditionary Platform)"
        },
        {
            "agency": "US Office of Naval Research (ONR)",
            "description": "Contract to provide Operational Condition Based Maintenance (CBM+) for a U.S. Navy Pacific partner"
        }
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        {
            "name": "Tibbetts Award",
            "year": 2013,
            "description": "Recognized their critical research and development contributions to the Armed Services and their innovative solutions for both public and private entities."
        },
        {
            "name": "Dr. Kathleen P. Sridhar Small Business Executive of the Year",
            "year": 2023,
            "description": "Awarded to CEO ML Mackey by the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA)."
        }
    ]
  },
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        {
            "title": "U.S. Navy Awards Beacon Interactive Systems Contract for 'FLEX' Platform",
            "url": "https://www.beaconinteractive.com/news/u-s-navy-awards-beacon-interactive-systems-contract-for-flex-platform/"
        },
        {
            "title": "U.S. Navy Awards Beacon Interactive Systems Multi-Year Contract for 'MISSILE' Platform",
            "url": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/us-navy-awards-beacon-interactive-systems-multi-year-contract-for-missile-platform-301780656.html"
        }
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        {
            "title": "Shipboard Operational Energy & Readiness for the US Navy",
            "url": "https://www.beaconinteractive.com/use-cases/"
        },
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            "title": "Mission Critical Maintenance Operations for Air Force Flight Lines",
            "url": "https://www.beaconinteractive.com/use-cases/"
        },
        {
            "title": "Digitizing Land Based Test & Evaluation Activities for NAVSEA",
            "url": "https://www.beaconinteractive.com/use-cases/"
        },
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            "title": "Enhanced Sustainment Visibility for Remote Operations",
            "url": "https://www.beaconinteractive.com/use-cases/"
        },
        {
            "title": "Streamlining Transition Management for OUSD(R&E) ManTech",
            "url": "https://www.beaconinteractive.com/use-cases/"
        }
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    "patents": []
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            "name": "ML Mackey",
            "title": "CEO & Co-Founder"
        },
        {
            "name": "Mike MacEwen",
            "title": "President, CTO & Co-Founder"
        }
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        "Digital Solutions",
        "Decision Support",
        "Cyber Security",
        "Software Development"
    ],
    "total_employees": null
  },
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        "Artificial Intelligence (AI)",
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    ],
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    "standards_protocols": [
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  },
  "transferable_capabilities": {
    "current_to_adjacent": {},
    "potential_applications": [],
    "crossover_domains": []
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    "confidence_score": 0.9,
    "last_updated": "2025-10-14",
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    "verification_status": "Verified"
  }
}