Eastern Mountain Optics, Inc.

Eastern Mountain Optics, Inc., doing business as Baker Marine Instrument And Repair, provides precision repair, refurbishment, and calibration services for specialized maritime optical and navigational equipment to federal agencies as a prime contractor operating entirely on small-business full-and-open purchase orders and blanket purchase agreement calls with no set-aside designations.

Based in San Diego, California, Eastern Mountain Optics is a small-business for-profit corporation specializing in maintenance and repair of Fujinon and Fraser Optics binoculars, magnetic compasses, and related marine instrumentation. The vendor operates as a sole-source provider for certain critical services; notably, it is the only entity in the United States capable of performing custom reticle fabrication and specialized dry nitrogen gas cleaning procedures required to maintain NOAA's "Big Eye" 25x150 binoculars used in cetacean surveys. Concrete capability work includes Fujinon Big Eye binocular refurbishment and overhaul (lens cleaning, custom reticle fabrication and installation, cradle refurbishment), magnetic compass adjustment and calibration on naval and research vessels, and bridge-wing binocular maintenance for Coast Guard operations.

Customer concentration is heavily weighted toward the Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Department of the Navy's Military Sealift Command. NOAA accounts for 13 awards and $167 thousand in combined potential value, while Military Sealift Command holds 17 awards valued at $102 thousand — together representing 77% of award count and 81% of combined potential value across nine distinct federal customer agencies. The Coast Guard (11 awards, $74 thousand) and Naval Supply Systems Command (6 awards, $33 thousand) round out the top customers. Representative work includes a $21,304 ceiling on Fujinon Big Eye binocular refurbishment for NOAA (purchase order awarded September 30, 2026, completion September 29, 2028); a $37,569.61 order for overhaul and repair of four optical Fujinon 25x150 lenses and mounts (NOAA, June 23, 2026); a $4,200 compass card adjustment service on the USNS Mercy (Military Sealift Command, July 17, 2025); and a $3,200 magnetic compass adjustment order from the Coast Guard (March 23, 2025).

Eastern Mountain Optics holds a single-award Blanket Purchase Agreement with NOAA valued at $250 thousand over five years with completion scheduled for April 30, 2025, covering non-personal services for refurbishment, overhaul, and repair of Big Eye binoculars. Two task orders under this BPA are documented in the source at $8,440 (lens overhaul, October 2023) and $4,220 (lens maintenance and repair, June 2023). The vendor operates entirely as a prime contractor with no subcontractor involvement across a portfolio of 66 awards. Awards trend modestly with three orders each in 2023 and 2024 and two in 2025, declining slightly from historical baseline. Combined potential value across all awards stands at $485 thousand with combined dollars obligated at $518 thousand, reflecting tight pricing on small-dollar, specialized technical services. Two awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and carry recompete exposure of $59 thousand combined potential value.