The Department of Defense (DoD) has identified increasing risk to mission execution, force posture, and national defense readiness from extreme weather and long-term environmental change. Changing conditions, such as flooding combined with sea-level rise or drought combined with wildfire, are increasing both the likelihood and consequences of mission disruption. Changing environmental conditions act as a threat multiplier, posing significant challenges. TBEC stands at the forefront of addressing these threats by increasing infrastructure reliability, decreasing operational risks, and improving national defense readiness under these shifting circumstances.
By focusing on the likelihood and consequences of mission disruptions, TBEC ensures that organizations can operate smoothly. Additionally, real-time threshold analysis enables identification of increased risks as they arise, allowing for timely and effective responses.
Defense Readiness Support Under Changing Environmental Conditions
Why Choose TBEC?
National-scale datasets and tools often fail to capture site-specific risks conditions, such as high-latitude areas or areas with limited data, including:
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Permafrost dynamics
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Extreme seasonality
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Rapid shoreline change
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Sparse observational data
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Non-stationary climate behavior
We specialize in correcting these gaps by providing:
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Installation-scale environmental risk atlases.
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Biophysical Hazard Risk assessments including:
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Access Loss Forecasting
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Slow onset trends
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Compound and Cascading Risk Impacts
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Erosion and Freeze-thaw Patterns and Flooding
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Wildfire and Drought
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“What fails first” analyses for critical areas such as: bases, radar sites, runways, ports, supply chain, transport, and other related concerns
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Threshold Monitoring and Analysis to detect risks and hazards in real time using in-situ data monitors to identify changes in Client identified thresholds.
Core Services
Hazard Risk Planning
Hazard Mitigation Planning, Risk Assessment, and Scientific Integration help identify risks that threaten Defense Readiness.
COMMUNITY IMPACT STATEMENTS (CIS)
Address the gaps between changing conditions, available data, and the needs of the DoD. The CIS generates actionable data to support military assessment of mission assurance, population vulnerability, and resilience disruptors, including disasters from slow-onset and extreme events across various environments. A CIS addresses the impact of the environment and changing conditions on existing or new developments, assets, or infrastructure, including infrastructure, energy, hydrology and ecosystem services.
INTEGRATED COMMUNITY ADAPTATION AND RISK IMPACT STATEMENTS (ICARIS)
Fit-for-purpose, addressing the needs specific to DoD operations and missions at each location. ICARIS incorporates local data and knowledge to generate a mission-focused decision support framework that provides actionable, forward-looking intelligence on environmental risks to installations, infrastructure, supply routes, and mission-critical systems. ICARIS also identifies and evaluates potential management options and evaluates the success of the selected actions in increasing resilience and sustainability while reducing future monetary and social losses and maintaining National Defense Readiness.
REAL-TIME THRESHOLD ANALYSIS
ICARIS is a foundation for detecting risks and hazards in real time using in-situ data monitors to identify changes in DoD-identified thresholds. ICARIS data and outputs can be used to adapt ground-based and modeled environmental indicators to generate near-term and seasonal probabilities of disruptions to national defense readiness, with outputs that are usable, interpretable, and aligned with real-world decision timelines.
Geographic Information Systems
Customized geospatial solutions that help agencies interpret complex data through interactive visualizations, dynamic dashboards, detailed maps, analytical reports, or immersive StoryMaps and queryable data dashboards.
UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE & DATA COLLECTION
Data collection with centimeter-level positional accuracy, processed to produce orthomosaics, elevation models, and detailed 3D surface visualizations suitable for analysis and integration with larger datasets.
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
Environmental assessments and statements evaluate potential impacts of development and infrastructure projects and maintain compliance and regulations.
“TBEC’s report is comprehensive assessment of erosion and flooding risks. The report the report is well-structured and the methods and information sources used for the assessment are state-of-the-art."
Anonymous Reviewer
Sole Source / Non-Compete Privileges
TBEC can receive direct awards and grants without additional Federal procurement through the following mechanisms:
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TBEC is an 8(a) certified company that has an approved Federal General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule contract (contract # 47QRAA26D000E). Under this contract, we have been approved for sole-source contracts. Our GSA labor categories are 541370GIS, 541611, 541620, and 541715.
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TBEC also non-compete privileges due to our National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I & II awards pursuant to FAR 6.302-5, and authorized under 10 U.S.C. 2304(b)(2) or 41 U.S.C. 3303(b). The competition for SBIR Phase I and Phase II awards satisfies any competition requirement of the Armed Services Procurement Act, the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act, and the Competition in Contracting Act.