Making the Grade

Department of Health and Mental Hygiene,

October 30, 2018

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene had $59.9 million in total M/WBE-eligible spending, with 3% on construction, 25% on goods, 56% on professional services, and 16% on standard services. The DOHMH received an A grade, earning A grades with Asian American, Hispanic American, and women-owned firms and a D grade with African Americans. In FY 18, DOHMH spent $28.5 million with M/WBEs, an additional $2.8 million since FY 2017. This represents 47.5% M/WBE spending, a 3.6% increase in its M/WBE share since FY 17.

About DOHMH

The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) protects and promotes the physical and mental health of New Yorkers. It provides information and recommendations to policy makers, health care providers, and residents, provides direct health services, and enforces health regulations.

http://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/business/opportunities/contracting-opportunities.page

Agency Fiscal Year 2018 Spending within Local Law 174*

  African American Asian American Hispanic American Women Non M/WBE
  $ % $ % $ % $ % $
Construction $116,247 83.17% $116,330 83.22% $128,060 183.23% $35,000 11.13% $1,351,604
Professional Services $109,330 2.73% $4,799,585 No Goal $3,967,620 148.36% $12,208,203 214.82% $12,344,727
Standard Services $359,839 31.34% $336,744 117.30% $90,122 15.70% $826,565 86.37% $7,956,352
Goods < $100K $820,417 77.41% $1,182,623 97.64% $921,221 121.69% $2,436,316 64.37% $9,779,690
Total LL174 Spending $1,405,833 $6,435,282 $5,107,022 $15,506,084 $31,432,373
Weighted Grade D A A 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
$59,886,595 $1,747,242 $33,429,465 $9,569,622 $15,140,266

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 2.92% 55.82% 15.98% 25.28%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $116,247 $109,330 $359,839 $820,417
Asian American $116,330 $4,799,585 $336,744 $1,182,623
Hispanic American $128,060 $3,967,620 $90,122 $921,221
Women $35,000 $12,208,203 $826,565 $2,436,316

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 6.65% 0.33% 3.76% 5.42%
Asian American 6.66% 14.36% 3.52% 7.81%
Hispanic American 7.33% 11.87% 0.94% 6.08%
Women 2.00% 36.52% 8.64% 16.09%

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 83.17% 2.73% 31.34% 77.41%
Asian American 83.22% No Goal 117.30% 97.64%
Hispanic American 183.23% 148.36% 15.70% 121.69%
Women 11.13% 214.82% 86.37% 64.37%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 28.53% D 2 4.25
Asian American 103.80% A 5
Hispanic American 121.44% A 5
Women 150.31% A 5

Subcontract Data

Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, FY 2018

Total Reported Spending LL174 Eligible Spending Non Eligible Spending
$35,404,971 $0 $35,404,971
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 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Industry Total $0 $0 $0 $0 $35,404,971
$242 billion
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