Making the Grade

Department of Correction,

November 13, 2017

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

The Department of Correction (DOC) had $85.4 million in total M/WBE-eligible spending, primarily composed of construction and standard services (78%). DOC received a D grade, earning an A with women-owned firms and an F grade with Black-owned, Asian American, and Hispanic American firms. In FY 2017, the DOC spent $22.4 million with M/WBEs, an increase of $11.5 million since FY 2016, $16.8 million since FY 2015, and $13.0 million since FY 2014. In FY 2017, 26.2% of DOC’s spending went to M/WBEs compared to 8.2% in FY 2014.

About DOC

The Department of Correction (DOC) provides for the care, custody and control of adults accused of crimes or convicted and sentenced to one year or less of incarceration.

http://www1.nyc.gov/site/doc/contracts/contracts.page

Agency Fiscal Year 2017 Spending within Local Law 174*

  African American Asian American Hispanic American Women Non M/WBE
  $ % $ % $ % $ % $
Construction $0 0.00% $392,709 13.21% $32,000 2.15% $16,302,672 243.72% $20,434,911
Professional Services $0 0.00% $877,512 No Goal $0 0.00% $193,662 18.63% $5,042,206
Standard Services $17,700 0.50% $11,812 1.34% $77,939 4.43% $1,539,108 52.47% $27,687,108
Goods < $100K $437,711 48.97% $589,613 57.71% $462,577 72.45% $1,415,817 44.35% $9,864,410
Total LL174 Spending $455,411 $1,871,646 $572,516 $19,451,258 $63,028,635
Weighted Grade F F F A 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
$85,379,467 $37,162,291 $6,113,380 $29,333,667 $12,770,129

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 43.53% 7.16% 34.36% 14.96%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $0 $0 $17,700 $437,711
Asian American $392,709 $877,512 $11,812 $589,613
Hispanic American $32,000 $0 $77,939 $462,577
Women $16,302,672 $193,662 $1,539,108 $1,415,817

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.00% 0.00% 0.06% 3.43%
Asian American 1.06% 14.35% 0.04% 4.62%
Hispanic American 0.09% 0.00% 0.27% 3.62%
Women 43.87% 3.17% 5.25% 11.09%

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% 0.00% 0.50% 48.97%
Asian American 13.21% No Goal 1.34% 57.71%
Hispanic American 2.15% 0.00% 4.43% 72.45%
Women 243.72% 18.63% 52.47% 44.35%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 7.50% F 1 2
Asian American 15.99% F 1
Hispanic American 13.29% F 1
Women 132.07% A 5

Subcontract Data

Department of Correction, FY 2017

Total Reported Spending LL174 Eligible Spending Non Eligible Spending
Data Received $426,714 $2,022,077
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 $412,690 $0 $14,024 $0 $426,714
Industry Total $412,690 $0 $14,024 $0 Data Received
$242 billion
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