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'~ '. (c) Perform analyses relevant to the key areas of uncertainty con- cerning development and application of cloud seeding technology to the Colorado River Basin using all, or portions of, the CRADP data base. C-3 SCOPE OF WORK C-3.1 GENERAL The Contractor shall furni sh the necessary nonpersona I servi ces, supplies, material and equipment, support services, and transport vehicles required to: (1) operate and maintain a variety of meteorolo- gical data collection instruments, cloud seeding devices employing both heterogeneous and homogeneous nucleation and field facilities; (2) provide license, permits, and suspension criteria required to con- duct cloud seeding experiments; (3) assist in the development and testing of new instrument systems; and (4) perform analyses of the coli ected data. "The Contractor shall provide a field meteorologist available 12 months per year stationed in Montrose, Colorado. This individual shall head the Contractor's field team. The Contractor shall also provide two field technicians, one available each year for the period October through March (6 months) and one available for the period August through April (9 months) duri ng the term of the contract". "Contractor's personnel shall be in very good physical health, capable of regularly performing arduous outdoor work in a winter environment at an altitude of 11,000 feet. They shall be required to pass a complete physical examination that certifies their physical condition. They shall complete 16 hours of winter survival training prior to January 1, 1985. Contractor's personnel shall be experienced in use and main- tenance of 4-wheel drive and oversnow vehicles and shall be capable of routinely working alone at remote sites for 3-day shifts. The Bureau maintains office, computer, shop, and warehouse facilities in Montrose, Colorado, to support CRADP field operations. Office, work space, and computer facilities will be provided for Contractor personnel at this facility. Fixed field facilities presently consist of an observatory and a radar located on top of Grand Mesa. The skywater radar is contained in a trailer located several miles west of Highway 65. The site is accessible by road during the summer and fall but must be reached by snowmobile otherwise. It will have rudimentary living accommodations. The GMO (Grand Mesa Observatory) is accessible by dirt road in the nons now season, but only by snowmobile, snowshoes, or skiis during the winter. Permanent snow may start accumulating as early as October. The facility currently consists of a single trailer which houses instruments and provides rUdimentary living accommodations. Present plans call for the addition of a second trailer during the summer of 1984. The addi- tional unit will be used to house instruments, data recording equipment, C-2