Making the Grade

Department of Citywide Administrative Services,

November 17, 2019

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

The Department of Citywide Administrative Services had $715.4 million in total M/WBE-eligible spending, with 4% on construction, 4% on professional services, 25% on standard services, and 68% on goods. DCAS received a D grade, earning an F grade with African Americans, an F grade with Asian Americans, a D grade with Hispanic Americans, and a C grade with women-owned businesses. In FY19, DCAS spent $82.1 million with M/WBEs, an additional $39.1 million since FY 2018. This represents 11.5% M/WBE spending, a 4.9% increase in its M/WBE share since FY18.

About DCAS

The Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) ensures that City agencies have the necessary resources to serve the public. DCAS supports City agencies in recruiting and training employees, establishing and enforcing equal employment opportunity procedures, and providing facilities management. DCAS also purchases, sells and leases non-residential property, and purchases goods and services.

https://www1.nyc.gov/site/dcas/business/m-wbe-program.page

Agency Fiscal Year 2019 Spending within Local Law 174*

  African American Asian American Hispanic American Women Non M/WBE
  $ % $ % $ % $ % $
Construction $346,139 13.91% $748,804 30.09% $7,206,794 579.19% $13,134,139 234.57% $9,671,224
Professional Services $121,393 4.02% $3,914,295 No Goal $188,958 9.38% $2,085,318 48.74% $18,857,860
Standard Services $5,128,003 24.33% $992,902 18.85% $613,955 5.83% $15,788,599 89.91% $153,086,641
Goods < $100K $2,185,502 6.46% $3,763,559 9.73% $2,227,481 9.21% $23,608,030 19.53% $451,686,182
Total LL174 Spending $7,781,037 $9,419,559 $10,237,188 $54,616,086 $633,301,908
Weighted Grade F F D C 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
$715,355,779 $31,107,101 $25,167,823 $175,610,101 $483,470,754

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 4.35% 3.52% 24.55% 67.58%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $346,139 $121,393 $5,128,003 $2,185,502
Asian American $748,804 $3,914,295 $992,902 $3,763,559
Hispanic American $7,206,794 $188,958 $613,955 $2,227,481
Women $13,134,139 $2,085,318 $15,788,599 $23,608,030

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 1.11% 0.48% 2.92% 0.45%
Asian American 2.41% 15.55% 0.57% 0.78%
Hispanic American 23.17% 0.75% 0.35% 0.46%
Women 42.22% 8.29% 8.99% 4.88%

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 13.91% 4.02% 24.33% 6.46%
Asian American 30.09% No Goal 18.85% 9.73%
Hispanic American 579.19% 9.39% 5.83% 9.21%
Women 234.57% 48.74% 89.91% 19.53%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 11.08% F 1 1.75
Asian American 12.97% F 1
Hispanic American 33.17% D 2
Women 47.19% C 3

Subcontract Data

Department of Citywide Administrative Services, FY 2019

Total Reported Spending LL174 Eligible Spending Non Eligible Spending
$5,162,779 $214,436 $4,948,344
LL174 Sub Spending Construction Goods Professional Services Standard Services M/WBE Total
African American $0 $0 $50,910 $12,043 $62,953
Asian American $0 $0 $0 $24,000 $24,000
Hispanic American $0 $0 $81,089 $0 $81,089
Women $0 $0 $46,394 $0 $46,394
Industry Total $0 $0 $178,393 $36,043 $5,162,779
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