Dispensers Optical Service Corp

Dispensers Optical Service Corp is a manufacturer and distributor of ophthalmic lenses and related optical products. As a prime contractor, the company provides prescription eyeglasses, contact lenses, and vision care supplies to U.S. government agencies, primarily the Department of Defense.

Through delivery orders awarded by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support Medical division, Dispensers Optical has provided a range of corrective and protective eyewear lenses to military treatment facilities across the country. These have included single vision, multifocal, and specialty lenses with varying powers and dimensions to meet precise vision correction requirements. Dispensers Optical delivers the finished optical products from its headquarters in Jeffersontown, Kentucky, with typical performance periods lasting one week to one month. The DLA has utilized fixed price contracts with economic price adjustments. In addition to the DLA, Dispensers Optical has occasionally partnered with other companies in fulfilling defense optical contracts as a subcontractor.

Dispensers Optical holds an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract with the DLA Troop Support Medical group to supply optical lenses and ancillary items over a 5-year period. This centralized electronic catalog contract allows various branches of the military and federal agencies to efficiently procure standardized vision care supplies on an as-needed basis. From January 2021 to July 2022, Dispensers Optical received task orders under this contract vehicle collectively valued at over $100,000. The task orders called for single vision, multifocal, and specialty lens products intended to support the medical readiness of Armed Forces personnel.