Restoration & Preservation of Nantucket Vital Records

The Town of Nantucket is seeking a vendor to provide restoration and preservation services for its vital records, including births, deaths, marriages, street lists, and town meeting records. The successful bidder will be required to perform services such as deacidification, mending and reinforcement of paper, replacement or repair of index tabs, re-sewing and re-binding, and encapsulation with Mylar. The contract will be for a period of three years, from April 2026 to March 2029. The vendor will be required to provide evidence of at least ten years of experience in archival restoration of county and municipal records, and to have a viable tracking system in place for instant tracking of the Town's volumes. Some of the key services to be provided include: • Deacidification using aqueous magnesium bicarbonate or Wei T’o non-aqueous de-acidifier or a proven equivalent • Mending and reinforcement of paper, with Japanese tissue, as necessary • Replacement or repair of index tabs as necessary • Re-sewing, with linen thread as necessary • Re-binding with goatskin using acid free materials and reversible adhesives • Encapsulation with Mylar using custom post binders, where appropriate The Town of Nantucket is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages bids from qualified MBE/DBE/WBE firms.