IGF::OT::IGF AIRCRAFT INSTRUMENT OPERATIONS IN SUPPORT OF THE ATMOSPHERIC CARBON AND TRANSPORT - AMERICA (ACT -AMERICA) EARTH VENTURE SUBORBITAL MISSION THE CONTRACTOR SHALL FURNISH ALL PERSONNEL, FACILITIES, ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, AND MATERIALS REQUIRED TO SUPPORT NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER WITH INSTRUMENT OPERATIONS AND DATA COLLECTION DURING THE ACT-AMERICA MISSION. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PERFORM PREPARATION, MAINTENANCE, TESTING, EVALUATION, AND OPERATIONS OF AN INSTRUMENT BASED ON A MULTIFUNCTIONAL FIBER LASER, TO REMOTELY MEASURE ATMOSPHERIC CONTENT OF CO2 AND TO GATHER OTHER ANCILLARY MEASUREMENTS IN ORDER TO MEET THE OBJECTIVES OF THE ACT-AMERICA MISSION. THE SCOPE OF WORK TO BE PERFORMED UNDER THE CONTRACT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING: MISSION, PAYLOAD, AND INSTRUMENT OPERATIONS SUPPORT FOR ACT-AMERICA AIRBORNE SYSTEMS NOT PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT COLLECTION, PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION, AND ARCHIVING OF AIRBORNE SCIENCE DATA PRODUCTS AND ANCILLARY DATA SETS IN SUPPORT OF THE ACT-AMERICA PROJECT/PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS LOGISTICAL SUPPORT AND GROUND FACILITIES FOR PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT WHILE CONDUCTING ACT-AMERICA FIELD MISSIONS AND EXPERIMENTS ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA FROM SATELLITE, AIRCRAFT, BALLOON, AND GROUND-BASED INSTRUMENTS FOR UNDERSTANDING AND VALIDATION OF ACT-AMERICA MEASUREMENTS. INSTRUMENT/SENSOR MODIFICATION, MAINTENANCE, TESTING, AND CALIBRATION TO MEET ACT-AMERICA MISSION NEEDS AND OBJECTIVES FLIGHT EXPERIMENT DESIGN FOR SCIENCE DATA COLLECTION