Name

Management Sciences

Legal name

Management Sciences, Inc.

Website

https://mgtsciences.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Albuquerque

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government Defense Contracts: Direct procurement and SBIR/STTR contracts with U.S. military branches including Air Force and Army for embedded systems, prognostic health management solutions, and security systems. Revenue derived from fixed-price and cost-plus contracts for defense applications.
2. Product Sales: Sale of proprietary hardware products including EPIC, Sentient Guardian, BEST-128, D3 Information Recorder, and Sentient Wiring Systems. Also includes software products like MSPM and Sentient Situation Awareness toolkit.
3. Licensing and Technology Transfer: COSMOS technology selected for transition to multiple aircraft platforms through Air Force SBIR Commercialization Readiness Program.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Management Sciences, Inc. (MSI) designs, develops, and commercializes proprietary embedded intelligence and Prognostic Health Management (PHM) systems for military, aerospace, and industrial applications. Its portfolio includes hardware products such as EPIC, Sentient Guardian, BEST-128, D3 Information Recorder, Sentient Wiring Systems, and Solar Guardian, along with software offerings such as the Multi-Level Security Partition Module (MSPM), Sentient Situation Awareness toolkit, and COSMOS. The company sells primarily to U.S. military branches and defense contractors via SBIR/STTR contracts and direct procurement.

Product overview

Management Sciences, Inc. (MSI) offers a portfolio of embedded intelligence systems and prognostic health management solutions for aerospace, defense, and industrial applications. The product portfolio includes the Sentient Situation Awareness platform (general-purpose probabilistic modeling toolkit), EPIC and Sentient Guardian embedded instrumentation systems, D3 Information Recorder for multi-media data processing, BEST-128 electrical system tester, Sentient Wiring Systems for condition-based monitoring, and MSPM for mobile security. The company also develops application solutions including eResponder wearable medical devices and ePluribus Solver for collective problem-solving. Through its Guardian Sensors subsidiary, MSI offers Solar Guardian photovoltaic fault prevention technology. These products work together to provide comprehensive health monitoring, diagnostics, prognostics, and autonomous decision support across military vehicles, aircraft, ground systems, and medical applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Guardian Sensors: Wholly-owned subsidiary producing Solar Guardian photovoltaic connectors for arc fault detection and prevention
• Sentient Situation Awareness
• EPIC (Embeddable Programmable Instrumentation Circuit)
• Sentient Guardian
• BEST-128 (Baseline Electrical System Tester)
• D3 Information Recorder
• Sentient Wiring Systems
• Solar Guardian
• MSPM (Multi-Level Security Partition Module)

Products and services

• Multi-Level Security Partition Module (MSPM) Software upgrade for mobile devices enabling secure processing of classified and unclassified information in a single device with SIPRNet, NIPRNet, and Department of Defense Information Network connectivity. Designed for Army Medics to transmit electronic medical records efficiently in tactical situations.
• Sentient Situation Awareness General purpose probabilistic modeling toolkit for condition monitoring, situation awareness, and risk/threat assessment. Provides accelerated development of Prognostics Health Management (PHM), Condition-Based Monitoring (CBM), and System Life Extension (SLE) applications with proprietary Bayesian modeling technology.
• Embeddable Programmable Instrumentation Circuit (EPIC) Embedded data collection and analysis system designed for determining current maintenance condition of equipment. Performs reasoning, baselining, diagnostics, prognostics, messaging and intelligent control actions. Mountable in small chassis or MIL-SPEC connector backshells.
• Sentient Guardian Embedded health state analysis system with comprehensive open multi-purpose architecture. Performs reasoning, baselining, diagnostics, prognostics, messaging and timely intelligent control actions for determining equipment maintenance condition.
• BEST-128 Baseline Electrical System Tester Multi-function portable electrical analysis and testing system with live signal monitoring, signal analysis, data recording, and wiring troubleshooting. Automatically tests every pin on a connector and locates open, short, and intermittent wiring faults.
• D3 Information Recorder Multi-media recording and processing system that selectively records and processes several types of media and data according to contextual and situational requirements. Employs AI techniques to process data into information and information into knowledge for real-time operational awareness.
• Sentient Wiring Systems (SWS) Computerized harnesses for Condition-Based Maintenance (CBM) and automated troubleshooting. Features lightweight construction, built-in data bus, and sensor ports for condition-based monitoring, diagnostics, and prognostics. Weighs 30% less than conventional wiring.
• Solar Guardian Photovoltaic Connector Pre-detects, mitigates, and indicates arcing faults in photovoltaic systems before they cause fires. Locates and shuts off only the defective solar panel, connector, or cable while allowing continued electricity production by the array.
• eResponder Wearable medical assessment device that monitors status of healthy to critical patients. Mimics medical caregiver algorithms to determine patient condition and provide prognosis based on changing vitals.
• ePluribus Solver DARPA-funded framework enabling large groups to collectively solve complex problems through decomposition, asynchronous solution provision, and aggregation of proposed solutions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Real-time support to maintainers and operators to reduce operating cost and increase operational capability
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature11 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Larta InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMSI is partnering with Larta Institute for commercialization support. Larta Institute helps technology companies commercialize innovations through their portal and programs.
• General Dynamics Mission SystemsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for development of Multi-Level Security Partition Module (MSPM) system. General Dynamics provides system integration expertise for secure mobile device solutions for Army medics.
• Cog SystemsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for delivering mobile security systems to Army medics. Cog Systems provides operating system expertise for secure mobile device partitioning solutions.
• Technology Ventures Corporation (TVC)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerHeadquartered in Albuquerque, TVC helps startup companies developing technology from national laboratories. MSI partners with TVC to provide internship opportunities to emerging entrepreneurs in the technology field. Kenny Blemel serves as president of TVC Toastmasters chapter.
• University of New Mexico (UNM)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMSI has been part of Anderson School of Management since 2005 when founder Kay Blemel joined the Management and Technologies Advisory Board. MSI contracts with UNM for engineering students to work on real-life government contract projects.
• Guardian Sensors, Inc. (GSI)coreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerGSI is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Management Sciences, Inc. GSI's first product is the Solar Guardian, which pre-detects and mitigates PV arc faults before fires occur. Exceeds 2017 NEC requirements.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Mercury Systems: Mercury Systems is a defense electronics manufacturer specializing in mission-critical embedded processing subsystems for aerospace and defense applications. Directly comparable to MSI's EPIC and Sentient Guardian embedded instrumentation products, though at substantially greater scale and with broader platform coverage.
• Curtiss-Wright Corporation: Curtiss-Wright provides engineered electronics, embedded computing, and prognostic/health management solutions for defense, commercial aerospace, and industrial markets. Their PHM and condition-based maintenance product lines directly overlap with MSI's Sentient Guardian and Sentient Wiring Systems offerings.
• Leonardo DRS: Leonardo DRS manufactures integrated electronic systems for defense including embedded computing, network computing, and intelligence solutions. Comparable as a defense electronics integrator serving similar DoD customer segments and SBIR-style program structures.
• Astronics Corporation: Astronics provides advanced aerospace electronics, including test and measurement, in-flight entertainment, and aircraft safety systems. BEST-128 and the electrical system testing product line overlap with Astronics' test solutions business, particularly for defense and aerospace platforms.
• Honeywell Aerospace: Honeywell Aerospace offers extensive prognostics, health management, and connected aircraft solutions across commercial and military platforms. Their PHM and aircraft health monitoring units overlap substantially with MSI's COSMOS and D3 Information Recorder product positioning, though at vastly larger scale.
• Raytheon Technologies (Collins Aerospace): Collins Aerospace (under RTX) provides avionics, health management, and predictive maintenance systems for military and commercial aircraft. Their Integrated Vehicle Health Management (IVHM) solutions compete with MSI's PHM offerings for defense aircraft programs.
• General Atomics Aeronautical Systems: General Atomics produces unmanned aircraft systems and embedded avionics/electronic systems for defense. They are a comparable DoD-focused embedded electronics and AI-driven autonomous systems provider with overlapping Air Force and SBIR program participation.
• Ultra Electronics: Ultra Electronics (now part of Cobham) provides mission-critical electronic systems for defense, security, and aerospace, including health monitoring and embedded sensing products. Their embedded electronic and sensing portfolio is broadly comparable to MSI's instrumentation and security offerings.

Emerging players

• Sentient Science: Sentient Science provides physics-based prognostic health management and digital twin solutions for bearings, gears, and rotating components in wind, rail, and aerospace markets. They are a direct peer in the PHM space, with comparable technology approaches and similar focus on remaining useful life prediction.
• Physical Optics Corporation: Physical Optics Corporation is a small defense electronics R&D firm specializing in sensors, embedded systems, and AI for DoD applications. Comparable as a similarly-sized SBIR-heavy defense electronics contractor with overlapping customer base and product categories.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/mgtsciences
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/guardian-sensors-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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