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'. and provide storage space. The current facil ity will be used solely for crew quarters. Contractor personnel shall operate facilities on the Grand Mesa on a 24-hour-per-day, 6-day-per-week basis whenever the possibility of con- ditions suitable for study exist. However, on occasion at the discre- t i on of the Bureau site Oi rector, personnel may be used at other locations as needed. Sunday is to be fixed off day. Living conditions are somewhat primitive. For example, the GMO living quarters will con- sist of two bedrooms equipped with queensized beds, a dining area, small kitchen with propane stove and refrigerator, a small reading/TV room, and a bathroom. Sanitary facilities in the bathroom consists of a che- mical toilet. There is no running water. Drinking water and supplies must be transported to the site by snowmobile in the winter, and water for dishwashing, etc., is available by melting snow. The unit is heated by a propane-fired forced air furnace. Communication with the site is by radio from the Montrose Office. Contractor personnel using the facility shall be responsible for cleaning and maintenance. Additional field facilities may be added as required during the contract period. Contractor personnel shall perform facility development, reno- vation, and maintenance tasks. Transportation of field personnel shall be furnished by the Contractor. It is estimated that two four-wheeled drive trucks will be required - one full time, and one additional for a 6-month period centered on the intensive winter field period. The Contractor shall provide two oversnow vehicles and a trailer to transport the vehicles. These should be designed for travel in deep powdered snow; for example, the Bureau ro~tinely uses dual-track snow mobiles. C-3.2 SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS C-3.2.1. CLOUD SEEDING OPERATIONS The Contractor shall obtain all necessary permits and lic~nses including pUblic hearings and notices to conduct seeding experiments on the Grand Mesa of west.ern Colorado.. During FY85 it is anticipated that cloud seeding agents will be dispersed approximately 200 hours. About one- half of the dispensing time will be during clear or high cloud weather conditions for the purposes of seeding equipment testing and conducting plume transport and dispersion studies, using an instrumented aircraft. No seeding effects are anticipated during these periods. The remaining dispersing time will be during storm or near storm conditions. These seeding efforts will be conducted as part of a series of experiments aimed at directly detecting the physical changes caused by particular modes of seeding. The experiments will be limited in areal extent and duration. Their purpose will not be to change significantly the seaso- na 1 snowfall in the area, but to determi ne the effecti veness of par- ticular seeding agents and rates of release during given clOUd C-3