Court filing — No. 1:20-cv-00658 (Dkt. 132-10, E.D. Va.)

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This is an email chain in Case 1:20-cv-00658, Document 132-10, between John Thomas, Michael Wong of DGS and Jennifer McNary of the California Department of Public Health. On March 23, 2020, John Thomas sent a sales sheet and wrote that he could make children's n95 masks at about 9 mil units a month. In a later message he offered a 75% prepayment with the balance upon receipt and a 48 hour inspection period. He also wrote that a lead manufacturer required an order of 100mil n95 masks or would sell them to the UK. On March 24, 2020, Michael Wong asked whether attachments sufficed to vet the masks, and Jennifer McNary replied with a table of models marked "Yes" under Validated.

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Message
From: MeNary, Jennifer@CDPH [Jennifer.McNary@cdph.ca.gov]
Sent: 3/24/2020 2:31:57 PM
To: Wong, Michael@DGS [Michael. Wong@dgs.ca.gov]
cc: Larios, Tina@DGS [Tina.Larios@dgs.ca.gov]; Lim, Stephanne@DGS [Stephanne.Lim@dgs.ca.gov]; Kishor, Kush@DGS
(Kush.Kishor@dgs.ca.gov]; Isborn, Anastasia@CDPH [Anastasia.lsborn@cdph.ca.gov]; Davis, Sabel@CDPH
[Sabel. Davis@cdph.ca.gov]
Subject: RE: Medical Supplies Sheet

Yes, thank you Michael.

Model Approval number Validated?
Shanghai Dasheng Health | DTC 3B TC-84a-4336 Yes
Products
Shanghai Dasheng Health =| DTX 3X TC-84A-4329 Yes
Products
Guangzhou Harley L-288 TC-84A-7228 Yes
Commodity Company
Limited
Makrite SEKURA-321 TC-84A-6660 Yes

You also sent me a zip file for Wondfo antibody test. | cannot review that one.
Best,

Jennifer McNary, MPH, CIH

Occupational Health Branch

Center for Healthy Communities, California Department of Public Health
(S10) 620-5734

From: Wong, Michael@DGS <Michael.Wong@dgs.ca.gov>

Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 1:14 PM

To: McNary, Jennifer@CDPH <Jennifer.McNary@cdph.ca.gov>

Cc: Larios, Tina@DGS <Tina.Larios@dgs.ca.gov>; Lim, Stephanne@DGS <Stephanne.Lim @dgs.ca.gov>; Kishor,
Kush@DGS <Kush.Kishor@dgs.ca.gov>; Isborn, Anastasia@CDPH <Anastasia.lsborn@cdph.ca.gov>; Davis, Sabel@CDPH

Subject: FW: Medical Supplies Sheet

Hi Jennifer,
Are the attachments suffice to vet these masks?

Respectfully,

Michael Wong

Contracts Administrator
Phone: 916-441-9619

Email: Michael.Wong@dgs.ca.gov

LIS PRocuREMENT A

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Beware of Fraudulent Activity! - DGS has recently been made aware of fraudulent Purchase Orders and Spoof emails issued to the vendor
community. Always confirm the validity of any Purchase Order by contacting the agency making the request. Do not process any order that appears
sete a _ i on ) any Sen wows @ suspicious email. A list of State agency contact information is provided on the DGS website located at
D: : d/Prog spx. Be vigilant by confirming valid State of California emails and phone numbers at
iedeiiaeenmmae Vigilance is aunenane s responsibility. For more information please visit
hittp/Avwww_dgs.ca.gov/od/Home/FRAUDALERT aspx.

From: John Thomas [mailto:john@blueflame.agency]
Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 9:30 AM

To: Wong, Michael@DGS <Michael. Wong@dgs.ca.gov>
Subject: Re: Medical Supplies Sheet

CAUTION: This email originated from a NON-State email address. Do not click links or open attachments unless you are certain of
the sender’s authenticity.

Dear Michael,
Is this what you mean for specs? Please see attached.

Can you provide me with a rough estimate of much and by when you need it | can start shuffling around things
on my end now to make sure we can get you what you need?

Thanks!
John

On Mon, Mar 23, 2020 at 9:43 PM John Thomas <john@blueflame.agency> wrote:
Thanks, Michael. Yes | have all the spec sheets I'll package up.

We can do a 75% prepayment and the balance upon receipt. I have to give them pre-payment but you have the
48 hour inspection period or you can reject the goods and you get a refund. Also I just got word from my lead
manufacturer that we need to place an order for 100mil n95 masks or they will sell them to the UK. | HIGHLY
suggest we lock them in now. We can have you place a deposit on the 100mil mask order to make sure the
inventory doesn't disappear and then do the usual 75% prepayment per lot that gets shipped over time.

I'm happy to show you the text messages back and forth to this manufacturer. We literally have 9 hours to
make this call on the masks. I strongly encourage that you move on this one.

Thanks again. As always i'm available 24/7.
John

On Mon, Mar 23, 2020 at 6:52 PM Wong, Michael@DGS <Michael.Wong@dgs.ca.gov> wrote:

John, do you have specification sheets for the N95 masks and the COVID19 test kits?

Also, what other options do we have for payment to foreign manufacturers?

Respectfully,

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Michael Wong

Contracts Administrator
Phone: 916-441-9619

Email: Michael.Wong@dgs.ca.gov

LJ(SS PROCUREMENT A

Beware of Fraudulent Activity! - DGS has recently been made aware of fraudulent Purchase Orders and Spoof emails issued to the vendor

community. Always confirm the validity of any Purchase Order by contacting the agency making the request. Do not process any order that appears

suspicious. ~ not agen on any bas ny from 4S Remnpitiant email. A list of State agency contact information is provided on the DGS website located
D: igs Da : gate px. Be vigilant by confirming valid State of California emails and phone numbers at

nits eos owones ca. —, Vigilance is oueyvene ss responsibilty For more information please visit

From: John Thomas [mailto:john@blueflame.agency]
Sent: Monday, March 23, 2020 6:38 PM

To: Wong, Michael@DGS <Michael.Wong@dgs.ca.gov>
Subject: Medical Supplies Sheet

CAUTION: This email originated from a NON-State email address. Do not click links or open attachments unless you are certain of
the sender’s authenticity.

Dear Michael,

Pleasure texting with you. Here's our sales sheet for today. | have some inventory in california, some in
Mexico and a huge global supply chain that can service any need you have going forward.

Hand sanitizer I just came into a bunch of inventory of hand sanitizer based here in Riverside, California that
is 80% alcohol levels. Also we can make children's n95 masks now at about 9 mil units a month. This isn't on
the sales sheet.

75,000 60z units that we can private label.

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| mil bottles of 20z hand sanitizer.

If you want I can have this moved to you tomorrow,

Please let me know what the next steps are.

Thanks again!

John

John Thomas
President

Blueflame Strategies
c. (818) 636-6522

ce. john@blueflame.agency

John Thomas

President

Blueflame Strategies

c. (818) 636-6522

e. john@blueflame.agency

John Thomas
President

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