Making the Grade

Department of Health and Mental Hygiene,

November 17, 2019

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene had $53.7 million in total M/WBE-eligible spending, with 7% on construction, 55% on professional services, 16% on standard services, and 22% on goods. The DOHMH received an A grade, earning a D grade with African Americans, an A grade with Asian Americans, an A grade with Hispanic Americans, and an A grade with women-owned firms. In FY19, DOHMH spent $26.7 million with M/WBEs, a decrease of $1.7 million since FY 2018. This represents 49.8% M/WBE spending, a 2.3% increase in its M/WBE share since FY18.

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 2019 Spending within Local Law 174*

  African American Asian American Hispanic American Women Non M/WBE
  $ % $ % $ % $ % $
Construction $47,358 16.11% $68,965 23.46% $706,358 480.58% $108,391 16.39% $2,743,462
Professional Services $369,427 10.45% $3,725,981 No Goal $2,039,065 86.55% $11,939,976 238.50% $11,373,914
Standard Services $153,519 14.73% $185,566 71.24% $52,063 9.99% $1,046,554 120.53% $7,245,366
Goods < $100K $852,771 102.41% $1,996,997 209.85% $1,390,970 233.87% $2,041,368 68.64% $5,613,262
Total LL174 Spending $1,423,075 $5,977,508 $4,188,456 $15,136,290 $26,976,005
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
$53,701,333 $3,674,534 $29,448,364 $8,683,067 $11,895,368

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 6.84% 54.84% 16.17% 22.15%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $47,358 $369,427 $153,519 $852,771
Asian American $68,965 $3,725,981 $185,566 $1,996,997
Hispanic American $706,358 $2,039,065 $52,063 $1,390,970
Women $108,391 $11,939,976 $1,046,554 $2,041,368

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 1.29% 1.25% 1.77% 7.17%
Asian American 1.88% 12.65% 2.14% 16.79%
Hispanic American 19.22% 6.92% 0.60% 11.69%
Women 2.95% 40.55% 12.05% 17.16%

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 16.11% 10.45% 14.73% 102.41%
Asian American 23.46% No Goal 71.24% 209.85%
Hispanic American 480.58% 86.55% 9.99% 233.87%
Women 16.39% 238.50% 120.53% 68.64%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 31.90% D 2 4.25
Asian American 131.98% A 5
Hispanic American 133.77% A 5
Women 166.60% A 5

Subcontract Data

Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, FY 2019

Total Reported Spending LL174 Eligible Spending Non Eligible Spending
$13,249,558 $623,630 $12,625,929
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 $553,980 $0 $0 $0 $553,980
Women $69,650 $0 $0 $0 $69,650
Industry Total $623,630 $0 $0 $0 $13,249,558
$242 billion
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2022