Exhibit 111, DGS Acknow Letter to Blue Flame Medical 11.17.2020, Re: Follow Up (Document 150-27)
Summary
Exhibit 111, Document 150-27, filed May 20, 2021 in Case 1:20-cv-00658-LMB-IDD: an email chain of November 2020 between Douglas Gansler of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP and Lauri McGuire, Principal Counsel at the Office of the Attorney General for the Department of General Services. In the top email of November 17, 2020, Lauri McGuire sends an acknowledgement letter and writes that it should conclude the Settlement between the clients. The attached letter of November 17, 2020 from Danny Mays, Director of Procurement, states that DGS acknowledges Blue Flame delivered 1,550,000 N95 NIOSH-certified respirator masks and 37 ventilators under a Settlement Agreement dated October 9, 2020, and that DGS rescinded the May 4, 2020 termination of Blue Flame's right to proceed for default.
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“Exhibit 111, DGS Acknow Letter to Blue Flame Medical 11.17.2020, Re: Follow Up (Document 150-27).”
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EXHIBIT 111
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From: Lauri McGuire -DGS-
Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2020 10:27 AM PST
To: Gansler, Douglas
CC: Douglas Carrey-Beaver
Subject: Re: FW: Follow up
Attachments: DGS Acknow Letter to Blue Flame Medical 11.17.2020.pdf
Doug, please see attached Acknowledgement Letter, this should conclude the
Settlement between our clients. Have a wonderful week.
Warm Regards,
Lauri A. McGuire
Principal Counsel
Office of the Attorney General
for the Department of General Services
300 W. Preston, Room 608
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
410-767-4290 (Direct Dial)
410-767-4990 (Main)
410-274-1331 (mobile)
410-333-7654 (fax)
lauri.mcguire@maryland.gov
The information contained in this communication may be legally privileged and is intended only for the recipient(s) named above. If the reader of this
message is not the identified recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication or any of its
contents is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please delete it from your system and notify me immediately by telephone.
On Thu, Nov 12, 2020 at 12:55 PM Gansler, Douglas <Douglas.Gansler@cwt.com> wrote:
Great. Have they cleared the masks already?
Douglas Gansler
Partner
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
700 Sixth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20001
Tel: 202-862-2300
Douglas.Gansler@cwt.com | www.cadwalader.com
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From: Lauri McGuire -DGS- <lauri.mcguire@maryland.gov>
Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2020 12:46 PM
To: Gansler, Douglas <Douglas.Gansler@cwt.com>
Cc: Douglas Carrey-Beaver <dcarrey-beaver@oag.state.md.us>
Subject: Re: FW: Follow up
MDH is in the process of finishing up the 10 mobile vents.
Warm Regards,
Lauri A. McGuire
Principal Counsel
Office of the Attorney General
for the Department of General Services
300 W. Preston, Room 608
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
410-767-4290 (Direct Dial)
410-767-4990 (Main)
410-274-1331 (mobile)
410-333-7654 (fax)
lauri.mcguire@maryland.gov
The information contained in this communication may be legally privileged and is intended only for the
recipient(s) named above. If the reader of this message is not the identified recipient, you are hereby notified
that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication or any of its contents is strictly
prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please delete it from your system and notify me immediately
by telephone.
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On Thu, Nov 12, 2020 at 12:19 PM Gansler, Douglas <Douglas.Gansler@cwt.com> wrote:
Following up again. Any progress on the inspection or the letter? Thanks!
Douglas Gansler
Partner
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
700 Sixth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20001
Tel: 202-862-2300
Douglas.Gansler@cwt.com | www.cadwalader.com
From: Gansler, Douglas <Douglas.Gansler@cwt.com>
Sent: Friday, November 6, 2020 1:00 PM
To: Lauri McGuire -DGS- <lauri.mcguire@maryland.gov>
Cc: Douglas Carrey-Beaver <dcarrey-beaver@oag.state.md.us>
Subject: Re: Follow up
Hi, just following up on this. Has the inspection happened? If not, it would be good to
expedite it at this point and we can have any experts needed to be there should there be any
issues. Thanks!
Douglas Gansler
Partner
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
700 Sixth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20001
Tel: 202-862-2300
Douglas.Gansler@cwt.com | www.cadwalader.com
On Nov 2, 2020, at 2:52 PM, Lauri McGuire -DGS- <lauri.mcguire@maryland.gov>
wrote:
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Doug, my weekend was restful, thanks for asking and hope yours was the same. I
will get an update from the client and get back to you on Thursday or Friday, I am
off on Wednesday. Thanks.
Warm Regards,
Lauri A. McGuire
Principal Counsel
Office of the Attorney General
for the Department of General Services
300 W. Preston, Room 608
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
410-767-4290 (Direct Dial)
410-767-4990 (Main)
410-274-1331 (mobile)
410-333-7654 (fax)
lauri.mcguire@maryland.gov
The information contained in this communication may be legally privileged and is intended only for the
recipient(s) named above. If the reader of this message is not the identified recipient, you are hereby
notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication or any of its contents is
strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please delete it from your system and notify me
immediately by telephone.
On Mon, Nov 2, 2020 at 2:11 PM Gansler, Douglas <Douglas.Gansler@cwt.com> wrote:
Lauri,
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I hope you had a great weekend and are looking forward to Trump getting crushed
tomorrow. I am just following up on the status of the inspections and the
acknowledgement letter for Blue Flame.
Thanks!
Doug
Douglas Gansler
Partner
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
700 Sixth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20001
Tel: 202-862-2300
Douglas.Gansler@cwt.com | www.cadwalader.com
NOTE: The information in this email is confidential and may be legally privileged. If you
are not the intended recipient, you must not read, use or disseminate the information;
please advise the sender immediately by reply email and delete this message and any
attachments without retaining a copy. Although this email and any attachments are
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virus free and no responsibility is accepted by Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP for
any loss or damage arising in any way from its use.
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Larry Hogan Ellington E.Churchill, Jr.
Governor Secretary
Boyd K. Rutherford
Lt. Governor
MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION ¢ FACILITIES OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE FACILITIES PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION & ENERGY
PROCUREMENT & LOGISTICS REAL ESTATE
¢
November 17, 2020
RE: Purchase Order #H00P0601445 - Settlement Agreement
To Whom it May Concern:
By this letter, DGS acknowledges that Blue Flame delivered 1,550,000 N95 NIOSH-certified respirator masks and
37 ventilators to DGS under the terms of a Settlement Agreement dated October 9, 2020. As part of that Agreement,
DGS also rescinded the May 4, 2020 termination of Blue Flame’s right to proceed for default.
Sincerely,
Danny Mays
Director of Procurement
Cc: Ellington Churchill
Lauri McGuire
Doug Gansler
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