Aviary Netting Replacement

The USDA-APHIS-National Wildlife Research Center is seeking a contractor to replace the netting at its research aviary in Mississippi. The aviary is used to study birds that eat fish, and the netting is necessary to keep the study birds in and other wildlife out. The contractor will be responsible for removing the existing netting and installing new netting, which will be attached to the existing superstructure and cables. The netting will also need to be brought down to ground level to prevent animals from exiting or entering under the net. The contractor will need to devise a plan to access the net without driving below it, as the ponds cannot be driven upon due to the likelihood of breaking pipes or tearing the pond liner. • The contractor will need to remove the existing netting and install new netting. • The new netting will be attached to the existing superstructure and cables. • The netting will need to be brought down to ground level to prevent animals from exiting or entering under the net. • The contractor will need to devise a plan to access the net without driving below it. • The ponds cannot be driven upon due to the likelihood of breaking pipes or tearing the pond liner.