Joint Clothing and Textile Modernization Initiative (JCTMI)

The Joint Clothing and Textile Modernization Initiative (JCTMI) is a United States Army effort to modernize the acquisition of clothing and textile items through the adoption of apparel tech packs and an apparel commercial off-the-shelf product lifecycle management software system. The Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG) intends to competitively award agreements for a JCTMI prototyping project. The Government seeks innovative software solutions that can be rapidly prototyped and offer significant improvements over current capabilities. The project entails the procurement of a commercial PLM software system, including apparel-focused PLM software, FedRAMP certified cloud-hosted environment, capability maturity model integration level 2 certified, and authorization to operate impact level 4 compliant with privacy overlay. The procurement will include commercial-based multi-tenant user licenses, plug-ins, cloud hosting, maintenance, and support for a minimum of 12 months and a maximum of 60 months. • The solution must be commercial Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software specifically designed for apparel applications. • The PLM software must be Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) certified and able to support accreditation for in Department of War (DoW). • The PLM software must be a minimum Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Level 2 certified. • The solution must be cloud hosted and be Authorization to Operate (ATO) Impact Level (IL) four (4) compliant with privacy overlay or demonstrate a clear plan to achieve compliance within 15 months of award. • The PLM software must feature a low-code/no-code platform with a search-based design. • Supports multi-tenant user licenses.