Granite Clinical Research Consulting LLC

Granite Clinical Research Consulting LLC, doing business as Granite Clinical Research, is a woman-owned small business that specializes in providing clinical research quality assurance services to the federal government, particularly the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Registered in SAM.gov since July 7, 2005, the company is structured as a Limited Liability Company and qualifies as a for-profit organization. Granite Clinical Research primarily offers Good Clinical Practice auditing and monitoring services for clinical trials and studies conducted by the VA Cooperative Studies Program.

The company has been awarded multiple firm-fixed-price delivery orders by the Veterans Health Administration's Veterans Integrated Service Network 22 (VISN 22) to provide cooperative studies clinical auditing and monitoring services. These awards, ranging from approximately $32,000 to $62,000, support the VA's ongoing clinical research efforts by ensuring quality and compliance with regulatory and ethical standards. The work is primarily performed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and involves auditing and monitoring VA Cooperative Studies Program trials at VA facilities and associated non-VA sites nationwide. While Granite Clinical Research qualifies as a woman-owned small business, most of these specific awards were not set aside for small businesses.

Granite Clinical Research holds a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) with the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, valued at up to $2 million. This contract, awarded on September 1, 2020, with an ultimate completion date of March 31, 2025, was set aside for small businesses. Under this IDC, Granite Clinical Research provides Good Clinical Practice clinical research quality assurance auditing and monitoring services for the VA Cooperative Studies Program. The company performs audits and monitoring of clinical trials and studies at VA facilities and associated non-VA sites across the country to ensure compliance with Good Clinical Practice regulations, VA policies, and ethical standards. The contract aims to improve research practices and compliance across VA sites by identifying and resolving issues. Several firm-fixed-price task orders have been issued under this IDC, ranging in value from $54,525 to $131,783, for ongoing auditing and monitoring services in support of specific VA Cooperative Studies Program trials and research initiatives.