Teledyne Instruments, Inc.

Teledyne Instruments, Inc., operating through its Teledyne RD Instruments Division, manufactures acoustic Doppler current profilers, hydrological sensors, oceanographic instrumentation, and related marine research equipment for federal agencies as a prime contractor on full-and-open (non-set-aside) contracts. The Poway, California-based division is a subsidiary of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated and competes exclusively outside of small business set-asides across its federal footprint.

Teledyne RD Instruments' customer concentration is heavily skewed toward two primary agencies anchoring distinct capability lines. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) dominates by award count and dollar value: 153 awards worth $42.3 million combined potential value represent 56% of all awards and 55% of total potential value. The Department of the Navy—split across Naval Sea Systems Command (47 awards, $26.4 million), Information Warfare Systems Command (4 awards, $4.9 million), and the Office of Naval Research (11 awards, $2.1 million)—totals $33.4 million across 62 awards. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) places 41 awards valued at $1.1 million, primarily for ADCP repair and maintenance. Together, these three agencies cover 94% of the award footprint. The USGS relationship centers on hydrological equipment and repairs under a $16 million single-award indefinite delivery contract (IDC 140G0122D0001, awarded January 2022, expiring January 2027), which has generated 32 delivery orders and represents the vendor's largest parent vehicle. The Navy awards span specialized oceanographic systems including Ocean Surveyor ADCPs, custom titanium-rated units for deep-ocean deployment, and Doppler velocity logs. NOAA awards are primarily sole-source procurements for equipment compatible with existing PMEL infrastructure, such as Workhorse ADCP units, valued typically between $12,000 and $61,000 per order.

Activity has declined moderately. The vendor received 18 awards in 2022, 15 in 2023, 9 in 2024, 8 in 2025, and 6 year-to-date in 2026. Only three awards reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, carrying combined potential value of $409 thousand — minimal recompete exposure. The vendor's recompete risk centers on renewal of the USGS IDC in early 2027 (contract runs through January 2027), the primary vehicle underwriting recurring hydrological equipment delivery.

Teledyne RD Instruments holds three named parent vehicles. Beyond the $16 million USGS IDC (32 task orders), the vendor issues task orders under ING17PC00023, an indefinite delivery contract with 107 task orders and $8.3 million combined potential value (contracting agency not named in source), and N6133117D0009 (Navy, 7 task orders, $780 thousand). Delivery orders under the USGS IDC range from $17,000 to $965,000; Navy orders typically span $20,000 to $260,000 for specialized oceanographic systems or replacement components. Repair and maintenance work accounts for roughly 15–20% of order volume across all vehicles, with equipment procurement and installation dominating.

The vendor's NAICS footprint is tightly focused on measurement and control instrumentation manufacturing. The top two NAICS categories (341830 — Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables, at 163 awards; and 336415 — Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing, at 68 awards) account for 85% of all awards. The top PSC is Combination and Miscellaneous Instruments (150 awards), followed by Navigational Instruments (15 awards) and Laboratory Equipment and Supplies (14 awards).

Subcontracting is minimal. The vendor carries only three sub-awards in the source footprint: a supply purchase under an unspecified prime vehicle (February 2026), a LIONFISH SUUV fabrication and test task under HII Unmanned Systems, Inc. (September 2025), and autonomous maritime systems engineering support to Serco-Ips Corporation (September 2025). The HII and Serco-Ips engagements signal potential participation in Navy autonomous systems development, though the source does not detail scope or dollar magnitude for these sub roles. No named teaming relationships at the prime level appear in the source.

The vendor's 272 total awards span two decades, with $77.4 million combined potential value and $34.5 million in actual obligations (45% drawdown rate). Delivery order sizes and award frequency suggest a stable, routine supply posture — frequent small orders ($20,000–$100,000 range) interspersed with larger equipment procurements ($400,000–$900,000). The absence of significant set-aside participation and the dominance of sole-source federal procurements (driven by technical uniqueness and installed-base lock-in) position Teledyne RD Instruments as a specialized, non-commoditized supplier with limited price competition on established customers' primary requirements.