Blue Moon Designs, LLC

Blue Moon Designs, LLC, a woman-owned small business manufacturer based in Bend, Oregon, supplies specialized aircraft maintenance equipment—primarily helicopter ladder and platform systems—to the Department of the Navy, the Department of the Army, and the Coast Guard as a prime contractor on full-and-open purchase orders. The company operates as a for-profit limited liability corporation and does not hold any SBA certifications beyond its woman-owned small business designation; recent prime work splits between full-and-open and Total Small Business set-aside purchase orders, with no participation in GWACs, IDIQs, or larger vehicles outside a single Naval Air Systems Command indefinite delivery contract.

Blue Moon Designs' customer concentration is highly skewed toward naval aviation. The top five customer organizations account for 47% of awards by count and 91% of combined potential value, anchored entirely by the Department of the Navy Naval Air Systems Command Naval Air Warfare Center (6 awards, $3.5 million combined potential value), followed by the Department of the Army (4 awards, $60 thousand), the U.S. Coast Guard (1 award, $33 thousand), and Army National Guard units in Oregon and New York. Recent representative work includes a $330,750 firm fixed-price purchase order from Naval Air Warfare Center for an MX5+ ladder system (award date May 21, 2026, completion March 11, 2027); a $180,985 purchase order from Naval Air Warfare Center for 20 MX5+ HELILADDER systems with DOD upgrades plus extension interfaces supporting TH-73A aircraft maintenance (September 30, 2024); and a $33,372 purchase order from the Coast Guard for HELILADDERS for aviation maintenance (September 3, 2024). Blue Moon Designs holds a single-award indefinite delivery contract with Naval Air Systems Command valued at $1.136 million, which supports 2 task orders carrying $675 thousand in combined potential value and reflects the vendor's status as a recurring supplier of specialized naval aviation equipment.

Activity has been episodic rather than sustained growth, with two to three awards per year across 2020–2024 and one award in 2026, though the most recent award in May 2026 signals active engagement. Only one award (combined potential value $331 thousand) reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, limiting near-term recompete exposure. Blue Moon Designs operates exclusively as a prime contractor (100% of awards) with no subcontract footprint in the source data. The vendor's NAICS profile reflects its core capability: 16 awards under "All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing" and 8 under "Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing," with 17 awards classified under PSC "Aircraft Ground Servicing Equipment." Across the portfolio, Blue Moon Designs serves as a specialized equipment manufacturer for rotorcraft maintenance platforms and ladder systems, with product lines supporting UH-72 Lakota, AH-1Z, UH-1Y, and TH-73A aircraft across Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard aviation units.

Custom Helicopter Tools & Equipment:

Blue Moon Designs and Heliladder was founded by helicopter technicians whose hands-on experience helped them design tools and ground support equipment that meet the real-world demands of the helicopter maintenance environment. We offer a unique assortment of helicopter tooling and ground support products as well as the ability to create custom designs.

The HELILADDER brand maintenance stand is a new concept in helicopter work stands, providing a portable, stable, and safe multi-level maintenance ladder.

The HeliLadder is not a cumbersome single-level work stand, nor is it an unstable commercial ladder suitable for little more than household chores. This is a new product, designed specifically for helicopter maintenance operations. This hybrid work stand / ladder has added stability for heavy maintenance, windy flight lines, off-site field repair, and shipboard operations. HELILADDER is OSHA/ANSI compliant.