Making the Grade

Department of Correction,

December 1, 2020

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

The Department of Correction had $59 million in total M/WBE-eligible spending, with 39% on construction, 19% on professional services, 24% on standard services, and 18% on goods. DOC received a C grade, earning a D grade with African Americans, a D grade with Asian Americans, a D grade with Hispanic Americans, and a B grade with women-owned firms. In FY 20, DOC spent $14 million with M/WBEs, an additional $2.3 million since FY 19. This represents 23.7% M/WBE spending, a 0.6% decrease in its M/WBE share since FY 19.

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 2020 Spending within Local Law 174*

  African American Asian American Hispanic American Women Non M/WBE
  $ % $ % $ % $ % $
Construction $0 0.00% $181,980 9.91% $227,210 24.75% $342,111 8.28% $22,202,696
Professional Services $57,950 4.31% $4,885,447 No Goal $153,314 17.12% $226,347 11.89% $5,870,786
Standard Services $498,562 29.15% $31,032 7.26% $90,990 10.64% $3,237,635 227.17% $10,394,089
Goods < $100K $719,127 96.92% $1,118,551 131.91% $511,047 96.43% $1,684,585 63.57% $6,566,246
Total LL174 Spending $1,275,639 $6,217,010 $982,562 $5,490,679 $45,033,817
Weighted Grade D D D 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
$58,999,707 $22,953,997 $11,193,845 $14,252,308 $10,599,557

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 38.91% 18.97% 24.16% 17.97%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $0 $57,950 $498,562 $719,127
Asian American $181,980 $4,885,447 $31,032 $1,118,551
Hispanic American $227,210 $153,314 $90,990 $511,047
Women $342,111 $226,347 $3,237,635 $1,684,585

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.00% 0.52% 3.50% 6.78%
Asian American 0.79% 43.64% 0.22% 10.55%
Hispanic American 0.99% 1.37% 0.64% 4.82%
Women 1.49% 2.02% 22.72% 15.89%

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% 4.31% 29.15% 96.92%
Asian American 9.91% No Goal 7.26% 131.91%
Hispanic American 24.75% 17.12% 10.64% 96.43%
Women 8.28% 11.89% 227.17% 63.57%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 25.27% D 2 2.5
Asian American 36.17% D 2
Hispanic American 32.77% D 2
Women 71.77% B 4

Subcontract Data

Department of Correction, FY 2020

Total Reported Spending LL174 Eligible Spending Non Eligible Spending
$729,901 $455,843 $274,059
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 $227,210 $0 $2,482 $0 $229,692
Women $0 $0 $226,151 $0 $226,151
Industry Total $227,210 $0 $228,633 $0 $729,901
$242 billion
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