O R Elder Inc.

O R Elder Inc., doing business as Or Elder Inc., is a New York City-based service-disabled veteran-owned small business that distributes ophthalmic surgical equipment, medical communications devices, and laser systems to the Department of Veterans Affairs, Defense Logistics Agency, and other federal healthcare agencies as a prime contractor (100% of recent awards). The company competes predominantly under SDVOSB set-asides and full-and-open procurements, with set-aside posture recurrent across VA and Defense Health Agency contracts.

O R Elder Inc. supplies concrete, branded medical equipment: Alcon phacoemulsification and vitrectomy surgical units, Alcon Unity cataract-and-retinal systems, WaveLight laser platforms, Wavecard wireless communications devices, Argos optical biometers, Luxor microscopes, and extended warranty services. Representative contracts include a $383 thousand five-year extended warranty agreement with VA Veterans Integrated Service Network 8 (September 2025) for Alcon equipment servicing; a $675.6 thousand purchase order from VA VISN 10 (April 2026) for three Unity VCS systems and 27 handpieces under sole-source SDVOSB award; and a $431.2 thousand definitive contract from VA VISN 5 (May 2026) for combined cataract and retinal eye surgery units.

Customer concentration is acute. The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Medical dominates the portfolio—1,345 awards worth $100.8 million combined potential value (86% of award count)—driven by a $40 million indefinite delivery vehicle (SPE2D121D0009) that generated 1,111 task orders for Wavecard devices and laser systems. The Defense Commissary Agency ranks second with 38 awards and $84.1 million, though the source material supplied does not detail this work. The Department of Veterans Affairs Headquarters accounts for 36 awards worth $48.7 million, spanning multiple VISN organizations. These three customers comprise 86% of the award count and 88% of combined potential value. Concentration by dollars diverges from count concentration—DeCA's dollars anchor the second tier despite modest award volume, signaling larger individual orders.

O R Elder Inc. holds a single-award $1.9 million Blanket Purchase Agreement with the Defense Health Agency (May 2025 through April 2030) for ophthalmic surgical supplies. The company sits on the $40 million DLA Troop Support Medical IDC (SPE2D121D0009) and a $23.8 million DLA contract (SPE2DH15D0012) for medical communications equipment and laser systems; these vehicles are the source of the majority of task order activity. The vendor does not subcontract—all work is performed as prime contractor.

Activity has remained flat to slightly declining. The company received 227 awards in 2022, peaking at 257 in 2024, then settling to 231 in 2025 and 71 through September 2026. The combined potential value across all 1,710 awards stands at $271.8 million, with $76.1 million obligated (28% realization). The source indicates modest recompete exposure: only 3 awards totaling $576 thousand face completion in the next twenty-four months, suggesting stable contract performance and renewal likelihood under existing vehicles. The category concentration data reflect the vendor's core business—1,347 awards fall under NAICS 425410 (Medical, Dental, Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers), with 1,106 awards under PSC 6515 (Imaging Equipment and Supplies: Medical, Dental, Veterinary).

The company's operational footprint is headquartered in New York City (UEI NGC9PL57LMA3, SAM registration current through April 16, 2026) but performs work nationwide for VA medical centers and military treatment facilities. Most recent activity (August–September 2026) consists of small-dollar delivery orders for Wavecard devices and extended warranty services, with completion dates within 30–60 days, consistent with the vendor's role as a fast-moving supplier in the federal medical device supply chain.