Avion Manufacturing, Inc.

Avion Manufacturing, Inc., a small disadvantaged, veteran-owned manufacturer of aviation and aerospace components headquartered in Wright City, Missouri, delivers blade balancing systems, test equipment, and calibration services to the U.S. military as a prime contractor (98% of recent awards) on firm fixed-price purchase orders and delivery orders. The company competes full-and-open with no set-aside designation on most awards, though it holds SBA-certified small disadvantaged business and veteran-owned business status that informs its competitive posture.

Avion's customer concentration is heavily Army-centric. The top five funding entities account for 54% of recent awards by count but 75% by combined potential value, with the Department of the Army Materiel Command Aviation and Missile Life Cycle Management Command anchoring the portfolio (18 awards, $15 million combined potential value) followed by the Army Acquisition Support Center PEO Aviation (6 awards, $1.7 million), the broader Department of the Army (50 awards, $1.4 million), the GSA Federal Acquisition Service (3 awards, $1 million), and the Department of the Navy Naval Air Systems Command Naval Air Warfare Center (6 awards, $527 thousand). This imbalance between volume and dollars reflects Avion's dual role as a volume supplier of small spare-parts orders and as a systems-level equipment vendor on higher-value test-equipment contracts. Across 165 recent awards, Avion has worked with 52 distinct federal agencies, with Army aviation programs driving the footprint.

Avion's capability portfolio centers on blade balancing equipment and test systems for military rotorcraft, particularly the AH-64E Apache and UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters. Representative work includes a $1.787 million delivery order from Army Materiel Command for AH-64E Apache test equipment (March 2024), a $1.43 million delivery order for the same program (September 2022), a $96.89 thousand delivery order from the Army for Virtual Master Blade systems delivered to South Korea under the GSA Multiple Award Schedule (July 2024), and repair and calibration services on helicopter blade balancer fixtures ranging from $3,641 to $82,929 across Naval Air Systems Command and Army orders (2021–2026). Avion also manufactures and repairs blade master equipment systems and H-53 virtual master blade systems for both Army and Navy customers.

Avion holds two principal indefinite delivery vehicles: a $1 million GSA Federal Supply Schedule contract awarded December 2023 running through December 2028, which covers aircraft components, maintenance, repair services, and extended warranties with global place of performance including South Korea and domestic Army facilities; and a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract (SPRRA119D0105) worth $4.6 million with Army Materiel Command Aviation and Missile Life Cycle Management Command for AH-64E Apache test equipment. Recent task order activity under these vehicles shows modest pace — three awards in 2025, two in 2026 — suggesting either contract maturation or shifting procurement patterns toward spot purchase orders outside the IDVs. No awards indicate recompete exposure or cliff risk in the near term; the source does not specify ultimate completion dates for the active IDVs.

In its subcontractor role, Avion performs as a sub to AAR Government Services (worldwide aviation support services balance kits as of May 2026), Atlantic Diving Supply (electronics upgrade work as of December 2023), and M1 Support Services (Virtual Master Blade systems as of January 2023). Avion is a child entity of Avtask, Inc., a parent Subchapter S corporation also headquartered in Wright City, Missouri. The source provides no further detail on corporate structure, subsidiary roles, or shared capabilities between parent and child.

Founded in 1992, Avion Manufacturing is a 100% employee-owned company (ESOP). Located in Wright City, Missouri. As an employee-owned company, we recognize the importance of quality products and customer service.

Digital static balance technology delivers results quickly, consistently, reliably, and inexpensively. Many blades can be balanced on a digital balancer in the time it takes to balance one blade using conventional methods. The reduction in maintenance man-hours to balance the blades, the reduction in man-hours to dynamically balance the blades, the reduction of operational flight hours to dynamically balance the blades, and the reduction in expenses to support the static balance infrastructure (no master blades) all add up to a tremendous cost reduction in maintenance downtime and expense.