Special Notice Sugimoto-STONE Final.pdf

SPECIAL NOTICE OF INTENT

JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL FOR SOLE SOURCE AWARD OF ACCENT STONE, BALLAST, AGGREGATE

AND PAVER STONES TO CONSTRUCT ISHIGAKI WALLS

Authority

The Smithsonian Institution intends to specify the Millennium and Brandywine quarries for stone required to build traditional Japanese stone walls (Ishigaki), in-kind replacement of historic cast-in-place walls, and installation of pavers to match existing, on a sole source basis for its Hirshhorn Sculpture

Garden Revitalization project. This justification is issued in accordance with the authority provided in 41

U.S.C. 253(c)(3) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source.

This requirement includes but is not limited to:

1) Accent stones

a. Stones of natural, unhewn dimensions (“Boulder”)

b. of warm beige, brown or grey color to match existing Swenson Pink granite; and

c. with weathered patina, unmarred by breaks, scrapes or scratches caused by heavy equipment; and

d. of a size ranging from 6 feet to 12 feet in length; and

e. supported by sufficient viewing, staging, storage and handling facilities to accommodate a selection period of six (6) weeks and storage to accommodate a construction period of nine (9) months; and

f. from a firm with capability to deliver under the project schedule.

2) Landscape stones

a. Stones of variable, natural dimension up to 24 inches in diameter;

b. Stones of natural dimensions;

c. of warm beige, brown or grey color to match existing concrete; and

d. with weathered patina or recently excavated for a similar effect; and

e. from a firm capability to process to specified size; and

f. supported by sufficient viewing, staging, storage and handling facilities to accommodate a selection period of six (6) weeks and storage to accommodate a construction period of nine (9) months; and

g. from a firm with capability to deliver under the project schedule.

3) Pavers to match existing stair treads;

a. Stones of warm beige or grey color to match existing Swenson Pink granite; and

b. capability to process to specified size and finish; and

c. from a firm with capability to deliver under the project schedule.

4) Aggregate granite of suitable color;

a. Stone to match existing Swenson Pink granite; and

b. and capability to process to specified size; and

c. from a firm with capability to deliver under the project schedule.

Current working estimates indicate that construction of the Ishigaki walls for this project will require approximately 850 tons of stone material of a warm beige or warm grey color to match the existing

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Hirschhorn Sculpture Garden Revit Stone Notice concrete elements at the Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden. An additional 100 tons of granite aggregate are required for the in-kind replacement and construction of new cast-in-place walls.

Justification and approval are as follows.

Project Background.

The HMSG Sculpture Garden Revitalization project is the result of a collaboration between the

Smithsonian and Hiroshi Sugimoto, an artist, photographer and architect renowned for art and architectural designs strongly rooted in modern design and Japanese tradition, including but not limited to performing arts production, photography, museum re-design, and public exhibitions of art in the

Guggenheim, the Tate, and the Museum of Contemporary Art In Tokyo.

In 2018, the Smithsonian contracted with Mr. Sugimoto’s DoorFour, doing business as Sugimoto Studio, to deliver preliminary and final concept designs for a redesign of its Sculpture Garden. Gordon

Bunshaft’s final design for the garden was strongly influenced by classical Japanese karesansui or dry landscape tradition of which Ryoan-ji Temple in Kyoto is the best-known example.

Citing this influence, Mr. Sugimoto’s concept for the renovated garden pairs pre-modern, ‘handcrafted’ finishes with standardized, industrial finishes, which is idiomatic of modern style architecture from its early to later movements.

Mr. Sugimoto’s concept for the Sculpture Garden includes but is not limited to ishigaki stone walls

(sometimes called “Boulder Walls”) comprising 565 linear feet of the garden wall, which is 74,000 sf overall. For these walls, Mr. Sugimoto has elected to use an early method of ishigaki that features large, unhewn stones (“accent stones” or “boulders”) hand set into multiple layers of smaller, hand shaped ballast stones (“landscape stones”) and gravel beds. This type of wall construction was common in civic architecture during Japan’s late Edo period to present, and is known for its extreme structural integrity, withstanding generations of use and multiple seismic events. Ishigaki stone wall construction techniques require a specialized assessment of natural, weathered accent stones and selection for placement into a complex set of hand shaped ballast stones and gravel beds. The monumental accent stones are later hand loaded into unmortared ballast and gravel layers according to each stone’s specific dimensions. 1

In Japan, the earliest stone wall construction techniques are thought to have been developed by the

Anou-shu, a masonry artists’ guild in the Mt. Hiei region of Shiga prefecture.2 Anou-shu construction techniques include proprietary information that has been protected and passed down through 15 generations of masons. The Awata Corporation has inherited Anou-shu trade information and is one of a handful of recognized dynastic successors of traditional stone wall building methods in Japan3. Please see Image 3 below for a structural diagram of Anou-shu style wall construction

Individual stone selection and hand processing is an integral part of the Anou-shu process. In their own words:

1 Awata Construction, Inc. website. http://www.anoushu.jp/en/e_index.html accessed March 6, 2020.

2 William H. Coaldrake, Architecture and Authority in Japan (London, New York: Routledge, 1996) pp. 116-117 3 http://www.anoushu.jp/en/e_index.html

To hear the voice of the stone and to be guided by stone is our job. We go to the stone pile and, for a day or two, walk around and around the stones, committing to memory each stone's personality. Then, drawing a mental image, we start placing the stones in our head. So, by the time the real stone stacking starts, there is already a complete blueprint in our minds. It will be more accurate to say that we converse and listen to the stone, rather than just telling them apart. As you work with the stone for a long period of time, it starts to teach you. The Anou-shu skills were all handed down verbally, but, that is not because it is a mystery, but rather because it cannot be expressed in letters.4

In sum, the stone acquisition requirement for this project entails not only a large amount of naturally weathered accent stones and complimentary ballast, gravel and pavers, but also capability to support a long term selection, storage and staging process meeting Anou-shu standards.

After several months of market research, it is the Smithsonian’s intention to name Millennium and

Brandywine as responsible sources of stone and support facilities for this project.

Responsibility to perform. Millennium and Brandywine have demonstrated responsibility to provide naturally patinated accent stones of a suitable color and quantity, landscape stones of a suitable color and quantity, aggregate of a suitable color and quantity, and pavers of a suitable color on schedule for the Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden Revitalization opening as well as capability to host selection, storage and staging procedures required for traditional Anou-shu stone wall construction techniques in accordance with the construction schedule. The project is targeted to begin construction in 2022 and completed in 2024.

Anticipated cost will be fair and reasonable.

The Smithsonian has determined the cost of stone wall fabrication will be fair and reasonable.

Conclusion

This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement. Any interested party that believes they can fulfill this requirement should submit a capability statement to be reviewed. All submissions will be considered, however there is no guarantee that submissions in response to this notice will in any way alter the Government's acquisition strategy.

Responses to this notice shall be submitted NLT 5 pm EST, March 27, 2020 to:

Eve Errickson, Supervisory Attorney Advisor, Erricksone@si.edu

Telephone responses will not be accepted.

Contracting Office Address:

600 Maryland Avenue SW

Suite 5001

4 http://www.anoushu.jp/en/e_index.html

Washington, DC 20024

Attn: Eve Errickson

Place of Performance:

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

Independence Avenue & Seventh Street SW

Washington, DC 20560

Primary Point of Contact:

Eve Errickson, Supervisory Attorney-Advisor

Erricksone@si.edu mailto:Erricksone@si.edu

Exhibit A-Images

Image 1, Cross section illustration of a stone wall at the Takematsu Castle Historic Landmark Site, showing multi level construction method. Kagawa Prefecture, Takamatsu City.

Image 2, Figure 16, photo of an excavated cross section of ishigaki wall at Komine Castle Historic

Landmark site, showing multilevel construction method. Shirakawa City, Fukushima Prefecture.

Image 3, Anou-shu style wall in cross section diagram showing structural elements, ashlar and natural stones.