Making the Grade

Department of Correction,

October 18, 2021

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

The Department of Correction had $76.2 million in total M/WBE-eligible spending, with 48% on construction, 7% on professional services, 18% on standard services, and 27% on goods. DOC received a D grade, earning an F grade with African Americans, a B grade with Asian Americans, an F grade with Hispanic Americans, and a D grade with women-owned firms. In FY 21, DOC spent $11.4 million with M/WBEs, a decrease of $2.6 million since FY 20. This represents 15% M/WBE spending, a 9 percentage point decrease in its M/WBE share since FY 20. When compared with FY 14, DOC increased their spending by $2 million, which represents a 7 percentage point increase in M/WBE spending.

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 2021 Spending within Local Law 174*

  African American Asian American Hispanic American Women Non M/WBE
  $ % $ % $ % $ % $
Construction $345,751 7.85% $274,754 6.75% $63,311 0.96% $486,211 5.16% $35,521,794
Professional Services $30,050 4.73% $1,618,778 No Goal $302,992 62.64% $251,964 12.77% $3,176,382
Standard Services $86,462 4.51% $1,818,143 137.37% $168,825 12.36% $2,226,716 56.81% $9,096,243
Goods < $100K $339,657 27.57% $839,999 38.25% $116,581 7.95% $2,407,867 38.06% $17,033,411
Total LL174 Spending $801,921 $4,551,673 $651,709 $5,372,758 $64,827,831
Weighted Grade F B F D 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
$76,205,892 $36,691,822 $5,380,165 $13,396,389 $20,737,515

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 48.15% 7.06% 17.58% 27.21%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $345,751 $30,050 $86,462 $339,657
Asian American $274,754 $1,618,778 $1,818,143 $839,999
Hispanic American $63,311 $302,992 $168,825 $116,581
Women $486,211 $251,964 $2,226,716 $2,407,867

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.94% 0.56% 0.65% 1.64%
Asian American 0.75% 30.09% 13.57% 4.05%
Hispanic American 0.17% 5.63% 1.26% 0.56%
Women 1.33% 4.68% 16.62% 11.61%

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 7.85% 4.73% 4.51% 27.57%
Asian American 6.75% No Goal 137.37% 38.25%
Hispanic American 0.96% 62.64% 12.35% 7.95%
Women 5.16% 12.77% 56.81% 38.06%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 12.41% F 1 2
Asian American 60.40% B 4
Hispanic American 9.22% F 1
Women 23.73% D 2

Subcontract Data

Department of Correction, FY 2021

Total Reported Spending LL174 Eligible Spending Non Eligible Spending
$882,044 $774,300 $107,744
LL174 Sub Spending Construction Goods Professional Services Standard Services M/WBE Total
African American $328,551 $0 $0 $0 $328,551
Asian American $136,500 $0 $84,320 $0 $220,820
Hispanic American $63,311 $0 $2,280 $0 $65,591
Women $56,100 $0 $103,237 $0 $159,337
Industry Total $584,463 $0 $189,837 $0 $882,044
$242 billion
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2022