RFQ for Hosmer House Collection Study

Published November 20, 2023 | Historical Commission | Updated November 22, 2023 | Automatically Archived on 12/18/2023

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The Town of Sudbury, by and through the Sudbury Historical Commission, is seeking responses from qualified museum collections management consultants to undertake the “Sudbury Hosmer House Collection Study” for the museum collections at the ca. 1793 Hosmer House, a Town-owned property located at 299 Old Sudbury Road, Sudbury MA 01776. See Hosmer House website at: sudbury.ma.us/hosmerhouse.

Proposers must meet the following minimum qualifications: a Bachelor’s Degree in Museum Management, Collections Management, Material Conservation, Art History, or a closely related field, plus at least two (2) years full time experience in an area relevant to the project; or a Master’s degree in any of the above mentioned areas.

The Request for Quotes (RFQ), containing scope of work, proposal requirements and evaluation criteria, may be requested via email by contacting Beth Perry, PerryB@sudbury.ma.us, or obtained from the Planning and Community Development Department,

Questions regarding the RFQ must be sent via email to PerryB@sudbury.ma.us.

All responses must be received by Beth Perry, Planning Coordinator, Planning and Community Development, no later than 10:00 AM on Monday, December 18, 2023. Submissions may also be emailed to PerryB@sudbury.ma.us and, if emailed, must be marked “RFQ Hosmer House Collection Study” in the subject line.

The Town of Sudbury reserves the right to waive any and all informalities, reject any or all proposals and to waive any informalities in the Proposal process, if deemed to be in the Town of Sudbury’s best interests.

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The Historical Commission, established by a special town meeting vote in 1968 and acting under Section 8D of Chapter 40 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth for the preservation, protection and development of the historical or archaeological assets of the Town, has jurisdiction over all aspects of historic buildings and structures, and properties currently owned by the town, or any such facilities that might be acquired. Currently these include the Hosmer House and Loring Parsonage, along with the Haynes Garrison site on Water Row, Revolutionary War Training Field on Old County Road and the Revolutionary War Cemetery in the center of town.

The Historical Commission is also responsible for administering the Demolition Delay Bylaw passed by the Town of Sudbury in 2004 which enables the Historical Commission to require a six month delay in demolition of buildings deemed to be of historical significance. It is headquartered at Hosmer House which was given to the Town by Miss Florence Hosmer to honor her father. The building remains exclusively as a memorial to the Hosmer Family and houses a collection of their memorabilia, plus 497 of Miss Hosmer’s paintings.

The Historical Commission is made up of 7 members, with special interest and knowledge of historical preservation, who are appointed by the Town Manager, subject to the approval of the Select Board.

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