EXTRA-77999 - USA (New Mexico) - Precipitation Enhancement Program Service - Deadline November 10,2026

(1) Vendor needs to provide precipitation enhancement program service to the government authority located in New Mexico. – Agency is seeking to establish contract(s) for weather modification (cloud seeding) services in state, consisting of an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) master agreement for an operational Precipitation Enhancement Program under which the Contractor will design, deploy, and demonstrate winter and summer cloud seeding operations using air– and/or ground–based platforms, including meteorological support, technology evaluation, public and Tribal outreach, and reporting.• Mobilization, Program Setup, and Regulatory Compliance– Mobilize personnel, equipment, and platforms necessary for seasonal cloud seeding operations;– Jointly confirm target areas (e.g., specific watersheds or basins) with the Agency by an agreed–upon date; and– Obtain all necessary permissions and licenses, including the operational license required under the Weather Control Act.– Prepare, submit, and diligently pursue a complete weather modification license application in accordance with the New Mexico Weather Control Act and applicable regulations, including all required technical, operational, personnel, financialresponsibility, mapping, and public–notice materials;– Designate a qualified Operations Director and provide documentation necessary to demonstrate required qualifications;– Respond to requests for additional information and provide technical support for Interstate Stream Commission and Weather Control Committee review, including meetings or hearings as required;– Obtain and maintain all other required permits, authorizations, insurance, bonding, land–access permissions, and aviation approvals • Planning and Operational Implementation– Provide a seedability assessment of potential target areas for each proposed season and deployment method;– Develop an operational plan, including staffing, seasonal operating windows, deployment methods, flight and/or ground operations, safety procedures, and seeding protocols;– Establish initiation, continuation, suspension, resumption, and termination criteria and a communications protocol, subject to Agency approval • Meteorological Support– Provide meteorological forecasting, monitoring and operational decision support for all seeding events;– Utilize appropriate radar, satellite imagery, numerical weather prediction models, and surface observations to identify seeding opportunities;– Maintain qualified meteorological personnel capable of supporting operational decision–making during designated operating periods;– Archive meteorological information sufficient to reconstruct and independently evaluate operational decisions.• Technology Evaluation– Evaluate operational performance of air– and ground–based deployment methods, including deployment, endurance, payload/agent delivery, and communications;– Clearly distinguish observed precipitation, modeled or estimated precipitation response, operational performance, and conclusions regarding precipitation enhancement;– Identify assumptions, uncertainties, methodological limitations, and alternative explanations associated with estimates of precipitation enhancement• Public Outreach and Stakeholder Engagement• Environmental Monitoring(2) All the questions had been submitted on October 14, 2026.