Application Life Cycle Management (ALM) Tool

Background
The City of Austin, through its Austin Energy Department (AE), is seeking information on commercially available Application Life Cycle Management (ALM) and Source Code Management tools for use in its Information Technology division. The goal is to identify a robust solution that can enhance application lifecycle management, streamline processes, and improve efficiency.

AE currently utilizes IBM CLM and Service Now for various project management tasks but aims to consolidate tools to reduce redundancy and improve functionality.

Work Details
The selected ALM tool must provide functionalities including:
- Advanced document management capabilities with support for various formats (Visio, Excel, Word, PDF).
- A collaborative environment with version control for simultaneous work by multiple analysts.
- Customization options for templates and audit trails for requirements.
- Enhanced search functionalities across projects.
- Comprehensive traceability linking requirements to test cases and artifacts.
- Compliance with standards for creating Use Cases and diagrams.
- Granular access controls at the project level.
- Integrated source code version control functionalities supporting Git and Subversion.
- Tools for software deployment and release management, including CI/CD integration.
- API management capabilities for external integrations.
- User-friendly interface with mobile support and offline mode.

The system should also support various development methodologies (waterfall, agile) and provide robust reporting tools.

Place of Performance
The services will be performed within the City of Austin, Texas.