Making the Grade

Department of Correction,

November 17, 2019

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

The Department of Correction had $48.3 million in total M/WBE-eligible spending, with 42% on construction, 15% on professional services, 23% on standard services, and 21% on goods. DOC received a C grade, earning a D grade with African Americans, a C grade with Asian Americans, a D grade with Hispanic Americans, and an A grade with women-owned firms. In FY19, DOC spent $11.7 million with M/WBEs, an additional $1.8 million since FY 2018. This represents 24.2% M/WBE spending, a 7.9% increase in its M/WBE share since FY18.

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 2019 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% $1,224,337 33.84% $18,875,940
Professional Services $700,424 82.78% $1,900,721 No Goal $153,780 27.26% $104,073 8.68% $4,192,080
Standard Services $81,515 6.11% $398,678 119.51% $2,178 0.33% $2,908,595 261.57% $7,728,973
Goods < $100K $845,083 120.95% $826,393 103.49% $726,685 145.60% $1,821,896 73.01% $5,761,613
Total LL174 Spending $1,627,022 $3,125,792 $882,643 $6,058,901 $36,558,606
Weighted Grade D C D 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
$48,252,964 $20,100,277 $7,051,079 $11,119,939 $9,981,669

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 41.66% 14.61% 23.05% 20.69%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $0 $700,424 $81,515 $845,083
Asian American $0 $1,900,721 $398,678 $826,393
Hispanic American $0 $153,780 $2,178 $726,685
Women $1,224,337 $104,073 $2,908,595 $1,821,896

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.00% 9.93% 0.73% 8.47%
Asian American 0.00% 26.96% 3.59% 8.28%
Hispanic American 0.00% 2.18% 0.02% 7.28%
Women 6.09% 1.48% 26.16% 18.25%

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% 82.78% 6.11% 120.95%
Asian American 0.00% No Goal 119.51% 103.49%
Hispanic American 0.00% 27.26% 0.33% 145.60%
Women 33.84% 8.68% 261.57% 73.01%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 38.52% D 2 3
Asian American 57.33% C 3
Hispanic American 34.18% D 2
Women 90.75% A 5

Subcontract Data

Department of Correction, FY 2019

Total Reported Spending LL174 Eligible Spending Non Eligible Spending
$616,380 $144,718 $471,661
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 $681 $0 $681
Women $128,167 $0 $15,870 $0 $144,037
Industry Total $128,167 $0 $16,551 $0 $616,380
$242 billion
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