Oertli Instruments Inc.

Oertli Instruments Inc. is a foreign-owned, for-profit medical device manufacturer headquartered in Fort Lee, New Jersey, that specializes in providing advanced ophthalmic surgical equipment to the U.S. federal government. The company is registered as a federal contractor in SAM.gov with an active registration through October 6, 2026. Oertli Instruments has established itself as a qualified vendor for specialized surgical procurement, particularly for the Department of Defense and the U.S. Army Medical Command, by supplying cutting-edge ophthalmic systems used in complex surgical procedures at military medical treatment facilities.

Since 2021, Oertli Instruments Inc. has received multiple federal contract awards totaling approximately $594,000, all structured as firm fixed price purchase orders with no set-aside designations. The company's primary product offerings include cutter aspirator vitrectomy systems, vitrectomy handpieces, and CATARHEX 3 systems—specialized equipment designed to perform anterior and posterior phacoemulsification, vitrectomy, cataract, and glaucoma surgical procedures. Awards have been granted by the U.S. Army Medical Command (MEDCOM), which issued the most recent $478,792 purchase order in September 2025 for cutter aspirator vitrectomy systems with a completion date of November 28, 2025; the Defense Logistics Agency Medical Supply Chain, which awarded two separate smaller contracts in 2022 and 2023 for vitrectomy handpieces valued at $5,583.36 and $5,927.50 respectively; and the Department of the Air Force Pacific Air Forces, which awarded a $104,084 purchase order in July 2021 for two CATARHEX 3 systems for use in an ophthalmology clinic. The company has consistently delivered specialized medical devices directly to military medical facilities without subcontracting relationships, demonstrating sustained capability in serving the Department of Defense's ophthalmic surgical equipment needs.