NTA Government Textiles Committee

Overview of Current Activities

The demands on DoD have been enormous with multiple conflicts underway and our Government Textiles Committee has been very busy trying to improve the procurement process affecting the way clothing and textiles are bought so we can provide the best support possible for our soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines.

Evolving procurement practices have been creating an untenable situation for our industry and our Government Textiles Committee, which serves as the spokesman for industry-wide military issues, has been very active. Since the rapid military build-up to support the wars, textile industry problems have become much more critical. They include the fact that new contracts are few and far between, incoming delivery orders on existing contracts are sporadic and unpredictable, frequent start/stop orders are being issued, and minimum/maximum ranges are unworkable for manufacturing.

Working with other clothing and textile associations, NTA has met with Senior Executive Service (senior civilian staff) representatives at the Defense Logistics Agency and at the Army G4 (logistics) staff which includes the Program Executive Office for the Soldier (PEO—Soldier) to alert senior officials on the way current procurement practices are impacting the industrial base. Work continues and the Committee is pushing forward with additional sessions scheduled with key military and civilian officials who manage the procurement process. Political options are also currently being discussed.

For a one-page flier on the activities of the Government Textiles Committee Click Here.

Current Membership

The current members of the GTC are:

  1. Milliken & Company, represented by Benjie Reynolds (committee chairman)
  2. Ames Textile Corporation, represented by Jonathan A. Stevens
  3. Brookwood Laminating Inc., represented by Frank C. Montie
  4. Clemson University, represented by Bill Kernodle
  5. Coville/Alandale reprensted by Don Trexler
  6. Donaldson Company, Inc., represented by Mark E. Carr
  7. Duro Textiles LLC, represented by Dan Pezold
  8. Fablok Mills, Inc., represented by Alex Fisher
  9. Hanora Spinning, Inc., represented by Gerald Beyer
  10. Highland Industries, represented by Justin Barnett
  11. Hyman Brickle & Son, Inc., represented by Max Brickle
  12. Sullivan Carson, Inc., represented by James B. Carson Jr.
  13. TenCate, represented by Nick Pence
  14. Tweave, Inc., represented by Mary Reardon
  15. Victor Forstmann Co., represented by Terry Winkler
  16. Woolrich, Inc., represented by Joyce C. Raesner

Other GTC Documents