Purchase request Vitamix 5200 food blender.pdf

This document is a Purchase Request form from the Illinois Department of Corrections, specifically for the Joliet Treatment Center, dated 09/02/2025. The purchase request is for a single item to be potentially procured from multiple vendors, though only the first vendor has submitted a price.

The purchase is for a Vitamix 5200 Professional Grade Blender for Smoothies, Food Grinder and Emulsifier with a 64oz pitcher, priced at $485.00 from Vendor #1. The justification for the purchase is that it is needed to puree food for a resident on a broken jaw/pureed food diet, as the current blender is broken and limiting meal preparation options. The document indicates this is a purchase under $2,000, to be delivered to the Joliet Treatment Center Warehouse at 4828 W. McDonough Street in Joliet, Illinois. The request was initiated by Natasha Banks and approved by Kathryn Buckley.