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Housing Preservation and Development, FY 2015
HPD has earned an A grade for its FY15 M/WBE spend. HPD’s large improvement in score is mostly due to a difference in the tabulation of the agency’s grades. This year, the Comptroller’s Office excluded non-categorized spending that had previously... Read More
Sep 1, 2015Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications, FY 2015
DoITT improved procurement with Woman-owned businesses in the standard services category this year. DoITT also hosted procurement fairs for M/WBE firms and posted more information about M/WBE opportunities on their website. These efforts to connect with the M/WBE community may... Read More
Sep 1, 2015Department of Parks and Recreation, FY 2015
DPR has made solid improvements in their spending with Asian American and Hispanic American-owned firms this year. DPR also spent with M/WBE firms in nearly every category and boosted spending with Black American-owned firms by over $1 million this year.... Read More
Sep 1, 2015Department of Probation, FY 2015
Last year, DOP had significant spend with Women-owned firms and had a moderate amount of procurement with Hispanic American and Black American-owned firms. However, this year DOP failed to spend significantly with M/WBE firms outside of goods procurement with Hispanic... Read More
Sep 1, 2015Department of Sanitation, FY 2015
DSNY once again performed well with Asian American-owned firms in goods procurement. Yet its spending with M/WBEs in all other procurement categories was low and the agency failed to meet any construction, professional services, or standard services goals given its... Read More
Sep 1, 2015Department of Small Business Services, FY 2015
SBS failed to achieve meaningful M/WBE spend in any procurement category. Last year, SBS exceed goals with Women-owned businesses, but this year the agency failed to meet goals for spending in any procurement category. SBS did, however, host additional industry... Read More
Sep 1, 2015Department of Transportation, FY 2015
DOT spent only $9 million out of $286 million with M/WBEs in the construction procurement category, DOT’s largest spending category. DOT met LL 1 spending goals with Hispanic American and Women-owned firms in goods procurement, but failed to achieve goals... Read More
Sep 1, 2015Department of Youth and Community Development, FY 2015
DYCD exceeded LL 1 goals for professional services spend with Black American-owned firms. The agency, however, failed to meet spending goals for either Women-owned or Asian American-owned firms in any category. This underutilization of M/WBE firms earned DYCD another C... Read More
Sep 1, 2015Fire Department, FY 2015
FDNY exceeded goals for standard services procurements from Asian American-owned firms and goods procurement with Hispanic American-owned firms. However, the agency fell short of goals in all other categories and barely spent with M/WBEs in construction or professional services. Low... Read More
Sep 1, 2015Department of Homeless Services, FY 2015
For the second year in a row, DHS failed to spend in any significant way in its largest area of procurement, standard services. This paltry spending earns DHS an overall grade of D. One bright spot, however, can be found... Read More
Sep 1, 2015Human Resources Administration, FY 2015
HRA failed to achieve LL 1 goals for professional services and standard services in any M/WBE category. HRA’s strong spending with Asian American and Hispanic American firms in goods procurement helped the agency earn a slight improvement in its overall... Read More
Sep 1, 2015Landmarks Preservation Commission, FY 2015
LPC does a very small amount of procurement but continues to spend with M/WBE firms. LPC exceeded spending goals for Black American-owned firms in professional services, Hispanic American-owned firms in standard services, and Asian American-owned firms in construction. These successes... Read More
Sep 1, 2015Law Department, FY 2015
The Law Department exceeded goals for Asian American and Hispanic American spending in goods procurement, and with Women-owned firms in standard services. However in its largest spending category, professional services, the agency failed to spend with M/WBEs in any meaningful... Read More
Sep 1, 2015Taxi and Limousine Commission, FY 2015
TLC’s procurement is primarily comprised of standard services. Yet the TLC had very limited spend in this prominent category. Additionally, M/WBE spending was minimal across the board, and led TLC to its second consecutive D.
Sep 1, 2015Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings, FY 2015
OATH improved upon its relatively poor performance last year. OATH achieved goals for goods procurement with Hispanic American-owned firms and Asian American-owned firms. OATH’s successes enabled the agency to earn an overall grade of a C this year, a step... Read More
Sep 1, 2015NYC Emergency Management, FY 2015
Last year, OEM’s procurement with M/WBEs was almost solely within the goods category. This year, OEM increased M/WBE spending in professional services and standard services categories. OEM’s efforts landed the agency with a D for a second year in a... Read More
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