This contract includes the APEX profiling float, with optional air-deployment capability and APEX repair services. The contract runs for up to three years, with a ceiling estimated at $4.4 million.
Teledyne Marine has been providing APEX floats to the Naval Oceanographic Office since 1998. Teledyne Marine Vehicles Vice President and Group General Manager, Thomas w. Altshuler, Ph.D., stated, “Teledyne Marine is proud to continue our longstanding relationship with the Naval Oceanographic Office. The U.S. Navy has been, and continues to be among Teledyne Marine Vehicles Group’s most valued customers.”