Wind River Systems, Inc.

Wind River Systems, Inc. is a foreign-owned, for-profit technology company headquartered in Alameda, California, specializing in embedded software solutions for mission-critical intelligent systems. The company is a global leader in real-time operating systems, development tools, and professional services, with a strategic focus on supporting complex technological requirements for military, aerospace, and government applications. Wind River serves as a key technology provider to federal agencies across the Department of Defense, NASA, and other government entities, delivering critical software infrastructure that enables advanced defense capabilities and space exploration missions.

Wind River Systems has established a substantial federal contracting footprint through numerous prime contract awards spanning multiple agencies and contract types. The company has received purchase orders from NASA's Shared Services Center for end-of-life software maintenance services, including VxWorks 653 Platform maintenance valued at $25,000 with sole-source justification, and a previous renewal contract for $25,000 covering maintenance through August 2025. The U.S. Air Force has awarded multiple contracts to Wind River, including a $89.7K purchase order from the Ogden Air Logistics Complex for SIMICS software debugging and testing consultation services, a $350,000.12 definitive contract for VxWorks software support and perpetual licenses from Hill Air Force Base, and a $1.7M purchase order from the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex for VxWorks Certification 6.6.4.1 network stack software. The Naval Air Systems Command and Naval Air Warfare Center have provided contracts for Wind River Tornado professional software and end-of-life maintenance services, including a $50,000 purchase order for Tornado 2.2.1 Professional software and a $42,500 contract for TORNADO X86 WINDOWS NT/POWERPC delivery. The Naval Sea Systems Command awarded a $60,326 purchase order for end-of-life software maintenance and another $60,326 contract for Wind River software product 560-183305 under the SeaPort-NxG vehicle. Additional Air Force contracts include a $193,525 purchase order to the 580th Software Engineering Squadron for VxWorks software licenses, Tornado development tool licenses, and 12 months of maintenance, and a $59,800 contract from the Ogden Air Logistics Complex for 200 hours of SIMICS consultation services. The Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex awarded a $50,375 purchase order for VxWorks 5.5.1 and Tornado 2.2.1 end-of-life software, and NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center provided a $426,100 purchase order for Wind River software license subscriptions and maintenance support. All identified prime contract awards carry no small business set-aside designations, reflecting Wind River's position as a large, sophisticated technology provider. Wind River also serves as a subcontractor to major defense prime contractors including Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, General Dynamics, DRS Network & Imaging Systems, Sierra Nevada Company, and others, providing VxWorks licenses, subscriptions, support and maintenance services across multiple programs and installations.

Wind River Systems holds two significant Indefinite Delivery Vehicle contracts that position the company as a strategic technology partner for federal agencies. The company maintains a $500 million SEAPORT-NxG multiple-award contract with the Naval Sea Systems Command, awarded July 14, 2021, with an ultimate completion date of January 1, 2029. Under this Navy vehicle, Wind River provides software licenses, maintenance, and support services across various naval programs, enabling flexible access to Wind River's advanced commercial embedded software technologies to fulfill Navy requirements. The company also holds a $950 million Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) program contract with the U.S. Air Force, supporting the development of networked command, control, communications, and intelligence capabilities for the Department of Defense. These IDV contracts demonstrate Wind River's established importance as a proprietary software provider for mission-critical defense systems and underscore the company's role in supporting advanced technological infrastructure across multiple military branches. The breadth of task orders and purchase orders awarded against these IDVs, combined with sole-source contract designations for specialized software maintenance and support services, reflects the company's singular position as the qualified provider for many of its embedded software products and the widespread integration of Wind River technology throughout federal defense and aerospace systems.