WMOD00283 ‎(2)‎

• Title: Evidence of Interest and Capability for Supporting the Colorado State University Year-round Cloud Seeding Research Project Near Climax Colorado
• Prepared For: Mr. W. L. Garfield, CSU
• Prepared By: Western Scientific Services, Inc.
• Date: 1/29/1973
• County: Montrose
• State: CO
• Weather Modification - Doc Type: Report

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1. INTRODUCTION

The purpose of this document is to express interest and to show evidence
of the capability of Western Scientific Services, Inc. for supporting the
Colorado State University year.-round cloud seeding research project near
Climax, Colorado.

WSSI has accumulated an extensive record of experience in performing
work of a meteorological service nature. Incorporated in June, 1965,
WSSI was established with a goal to provide quality services of a
technical nature at a reasonable cost. In the past eight years WSSI has
grown from the original group of four persons to a competent organization
of over thirty personnel who serve a requirement for providing technical
and professional services to a number of state and federal agencies as
well as private firms and corporations. Today the company conducts
more than twenty programs in Colorado and surrounding states directly
related to meteorological services or instrumentation requ irements. Our
goal is and will remain to prov:lde responsive, quality services at a
reasonable cost to our customers.

Three examples of projects conducted by WSSI are offered which are
. similar in nature to services required for this work.

The first project is the Colorado River Basin Pilot Project funded by the
Bureau of Reclamation on a cost reimburseable, fixed fee basis. WSSI
was selected from over forty firms indicating interest as best qualified
to perform this work. Begun in November, 1968, the project demon-
strates the capability of the W:SSI organization to design meteorological
networks, to select measurements sites, to procure and install instru-
ments, and to provide services for the operation and management. of the
work. Conducting field operations under wintertime, deep snow conditions
is the normal environment for the work.

The second example of similar work is the Colorado State University
Climax Project. This work is i.ncluded since it clearly shows WSSI
. presently has project management and supporting technical staff for
directing and performing the continuing observational and instrumen-
tation requirements of the work.

The third example of work performed is the installation and operation of
a 112 station rain and hail fall observation network in northeastern
Colorado in support of the Nati.onal Hail Research Experiment. Because
of our extensive experience and close proximity, WSSI was awarded this
work on a sole source selection basis. This project is relevant to this
requirement for two reasons: 1) even though only a few weeks lead time
were available for organizing the effort, WSSI through its experienced
staff and established logistical procedures was able to prepare the
instruments, complete the installation at field sites in a timely manner,