How do I put together a bid for a county IFB when it is just a price form and no narrative?

You put together a bid for a county Invitation for Bid by carefully completing all required forms, ensuring your pricing is accurate, and attaching any necessary documents like the bid bond. For state and local procurements like this, the rules are set by the state procurement code and the specific instructions in the county's vendor guide or the IFB package itself.

Leaving a line blank or marking "no bid" on a unit price form usually means your bid will be rejected as non-responsive because you are not offering to perform all aspects of the work. You need to bid on every line item. To make sure your math is right, create a separate spreadsheet to calculate your unit costs, including labor, materials, equipment, overhead, and profit, then transfer those figures to the bid form. You are not submitting that spreadsheet, just using it to ensure accuracy.

For an IFB that only asks for pricing and forms, a one-page cover letter is generally unnecessary and could be seen as adding extraneous information that was not requested. Stick to exactly what the IFB asks for. Ensure you have your SAM entity registration in place, even though this is a county bid, as many state and local entities use the Unique Entity ID (UEI) from SAM.gov for vendor identification.