Making the Grade

Department of Health and Mental Hygiene,

October 18, 2021

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene had $176.4 million in total M/WBE-eligible spending, with 2% on construction, 69% on professional services, 16% on standard services, and 14% on goods. The DOHMH received a C grade, earning an F 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 FY 21, DOHMH spent $111.6 million with M/WBEs, an increase of $79.7 million since FY 20. This represents 63% M/WBE spending, a 17 percentage point increase in its M/WBE share since FY 20. When compared with FY 14, DOHMH increased their spending by $101.8 milion, which represents a 43 percentage point increase in M/WBE spending.

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 2021 Spending within Local Law 174*

  African American Asian American Hispanic American Women Non M/WBE
  $ % $ % $ % $ % $
Construction $23,150 7.24% $2,000 0.68% $35,900 7.51% $0 0.00% $2,603,080
Professional Services $325,004 2.27% $2,903,282 No Goal $1,574,654 14.45% $93,923,826 211.29% $22,498,080
Standard Services $447,958 11.37% $879,195 32.35% $269,222 9.59% $1,531,850 19.03% $24,380,354
Goods < $100K $1,361,132 91.73% $4,030,625 152.36% $1,257,074 71.18% $3,007,485 39.46% $15,324,591
Total LL174 Spending $2,157,243 $7,815,102 $3,136,850 $98,463,161 $64,806,105
Weighted Grade F 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
$176,378,461 $2,664,130 $121,224,845 $27,508,580 $24,980,906

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 1.51% 68.73% 15.60% 14.16%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $23,150 $325,004 $447,958 $1,361,132
Asian American $2,000 $2,903,282 $879,195 $4,030,625
Hispanic American $35,900 $1,574,654 $269,222 $1,257,074
Women $0 $93,923,826 $1,531,850 $3,007,485

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.87% 0.27% 1.63% 5.45%
Asian American 0.08% 2.40% 3.20% 16.13%
Hispanic American 1.35% 1.30% 0.98% 5.03%
Women 0.00% 77.48% 5.57% 12.04%

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 7.24% 2.27% 11.37% 91.73%
Asian American 0.68% No Goal 32.35% 152.36%
Hispanic American 7.51% 14.45% 9.60% 71.18%
Women 0.00% 211.29% 19.03% 39.46%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 16.43% F 1 2.75
Asian American 44.15% C 3
Hispanic American 21.62% D 2
Women 153.77% A 5

Subcontract Data

Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, FY 2021

Total Reported Spending LL174 Eligible Spending Non Eligible Spending
$11,659,792 $471,412 $11,188,380
LL174 Sub Spending Construction Goods Professional Services Standard Services M/WBE Total
African American $0 $0 $101,893 $2,500 $104,393
Asian American $0 $0 $174,126 $0 $174,126
Hispanic American $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Women $0 $0 $192,893 $0 $192,893
Industry Total $0 $0 $468,912 $2,500 $11,659,792
$242 billion
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2022