Making the Grade

Administration for Children's Services,

November 13, 2017

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

The Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) had $35.8 million in total M/WBE-eligible spending, primarily composed of standard and professional services (90%). ACS received a C grade, earning an A grade with Asian Americans, a C grade with Hispanic Americans, and D grades for Black- and women-owned firms. In FY 2017, ACS spent $8.1 million with M/WBEs, an increase of $362,000 since FY 2016, a decline of $286,000 compared to FY 2015, and $2.4 million more than FY 2014. In FY 2017, 22.5% of ACS’ spending went to M/WBEs compared to 20.6% in FY 2014.

About ACS

The Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) is responsible for protecting and strengthening the city’s children, youth and families by providing quality child welfare, juvenile justice, early child care and education services.

http://www1.nyc.gov/site/acs/about/doing-business-acs.page

Agency Fiscal Year 2017 Spending within Local Law 174*

  African American Asian American Hispanic American Women Non M/WBE
  $ % $ % $ % $ % $
Construction $0 0.00% $4,979 23.98% $86,242 830.66% $0 0.00% $168,340
Professional Services $4,821 0.37% $2,368,276 No Goal $148,228 16.86% $1,022,819 54.76% $7,443,819
Standard Services $1,138,717 44.56% $1,408,520 220.48% $783,594 61.33% $323,374 15.19% $17,640,407
Goods < $100K $107,299 46.64% $352,332 134.01% $56,911 34.63% $252,906 30.78% $2,516,917
Total LL174 Spending $1,250,836 $4,134,107 $1,074,975 $1,599,099 $27,769,483
Weighted Grade D A C D N/A

$ = the dollar amount spent in the Local Law 174 eligible category. % = the percentage of the Local Law 174 target that was achieved.

* Letter grades are calculated using a weighted average of agency spending across population groups and sectors. All dollars and percents are based on Local Law 174 and exclude categories described in Appendix D: Methodology. For a complete worksheet detailing how this agency grade was calculated, see Appendix B: Worksheets.

M/WBE Letter Grade Worksheet

Reference: Local Law 174 Target Spending Percent

Category C PS SS G
African American (AFA) 8% 12% 12% 7%
Asian American (AA) 8% No Goal 3% 8%
Hispanic American (HA) 4% 8% 6% 5%
Women (W) 18% 17% 10% 25%
C: Construction  PS: Professional Services. SS: Standard Services G: Goods

Reference: Grade Scale

Weighted % Score Avg. Score Grade
> 80 5 > 4.25 A
> 60 4 > 3.25 B
> 40 3 > 2.25 C
> 20 2 > 1.25 D
< 20 1 < 1.25 F

Step 1: Total Eligible Spending Per Industry

Total Eligible Spending C PS SS G
$35,828,500 $259,561 $10,987,962 $21,294,612 $3,286,366

Step 2: Weighted Matrix (Industry Spending/Total Eligible Spending)

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 0.72% 30.67% 59.43% 9.17%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $0 $4,821 $1,138,717 $107,299
Asian American $4,979 $2,368,276 $1,408,520 $352,332
Hispanic American $86,242 $148,228 $783,594 $56,911
Women $0 $1,022,819 $323,374 $252,906

Step 4: Actual Spending Percentage (Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending/Industry Spending)

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.00% 0.04% 5.35% 3.27%
Asian American 1.92% 21.55% 6.61% 10.72%
Hispanic American 33.23% 1.35% 3.68% 1.73%
Women 0.00% 9.31% 1.52% 7.70%

Step 5: LL174 M/WBE Spending as Percentage of Target Achieved (Actual Spending Percentage/LL174 Target)

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.00% 0.37% 44.56% 46.64%
Asian American 23.98% No Goal 220.48% 134.01%
Hispanic American 830.66% 16.86% 61.33% 34.63%
Women 0.00% 54.76% 15.19% 30.78%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 30.88% D 2 3
Asian American 206.99% A 5
Hispanic American 50.82% C 3
Women 28.64% D 2

Subcontract Data

Administration for Children’s Services, FY 2017

Total Reported Spending LL174 Eligible Spending Non Eligible Spending
No Eligible Spending $0 $44,800
LL174 Sub Spending Construction Goods Professional Services Standard Services M/WBE Total
African American $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Asian American $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Hispanic American $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Women $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Industry Total $0 $0 $0 $0 No Eligible Spending
$242 billion
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2022