Making the Grade

Department for the Aging,

September 1, 2015

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

One of this year’s success stories, DFTA was able to increase its spending with both Black American and Women-owned firms in a number of categories. DFTA, however, had no Asian American-owned business spend, and limited Hispanic-owned business spend, and as such earned a C grade for its efforts, up from a D the previous year.

About DFTA

The Department for the Aging (DFTA) promotes, administers and coordinates the development and provision of services for older New Yorkers to help them maintain their independence and participation in their communities.

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Agency Fiscal Year 2015 Spending within Local Law 174*

  African American Asian American Hispanic American Women Non M/WBE
  $ % $ % $ % $ % $
Construction $0 0.00% $0 0.00% $0 0.00% $0 0.00% $0
Professional Services $24,359 67.89% $0 No Goal $0 0.00% $55,355 108.89% $219,307
Standard Services $34,080 116.84% $0 0.00% $0 0.00% $9,266 38.12% $199,715
Goods < $100K $0 0.00% $0 0.00% $15,585 135.52% $24,505 42.62% $189,900
Total LL174 Spending $58,439 $0 $15,585 $89,126 $608,921
Weighted Grade B F C B 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
$772,071 $0 $299,021 $243,061 $229,989

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 0.00% 38.73% 31.48% 29.79%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $0 $24,359 $34,080 $0
Asian American $0 $0 $0 $0
Hispanic American $0 $0 $0 $15,585
Women $0 $55,355 $9,266 $24,505

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.00% 8.15% 14.02% 0.00%
Asian American 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Hispanic American 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 6.78%
Women 0.00% 18.51% 3.81% 10.65%

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% 67.89% 116.84% 0.00%
Asian American 0.00% No Goal 0.00% 0.00%
Hispanic American 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 135.52%
Women 0.00% 108.89% 38.12% 42.62%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 63.08% B 4 3
Asian American 0.00% F 1
Hispanic American 40.37% C 3
Women 66.87% B 4

Subcontract Data

Department for the Aging, FY 2015

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