Making the Grade

Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications,

October 30, 2018

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

The Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications had $341.1 million in total M/WBE-eligible spending, with 1% on construction, 1% on goods, 79% on professional services, and 19% on standard services. DoITT received a C grade, earning an A with Asian Americans, a B grade with women-owned firms, and F grades with African American and Hispanic American firms. In FY 18, DoITT spent $52 million with M/WBEs, $513,649 less than in FY 2017. This represents 15.2% M/WBE spending, a 1.8% increase in its M/WBE share since FY 17.

About DoITT

The Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (DoITT) ensures the sustained, efficient delivery of IT services, infrastructure and telecommunications services to City agencies.

https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doitt/business/opportunities.page

Agency Fiscal Year 2018 Spending within Local Law 174*

  African American Asian American Hispanic American Women Non M/WBE
  $ % $ % $ % $ % $
Construction $0 0.00% $0 0.00% $0 0.00% $0 0.00% $4,172,468
Professional Services $75,000 0.23% $24,269,563 No Goal $338,274 1.57% $955,537 2.09% $243,517,129
Standard Services $56,711 0.73% $1,738,931 89.93% $933,322 24.13% $21,915,140 340.01% $39,811,265
Goods < $100K $425,845 186.22% $331,339 126.78% $634,940 388.72% $307,848 37.69% $1,566,866
Total LL174 Spending $557,556 $26,339,833 $1,906,537 $23,178,524 $289,067,729
Weighted Grade F A F 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
$341,050,178 $4,172,468 $269,155,503 $64,455,370 $3,266,838

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 1.22% 78.92% 18.90% 0.96%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $0 $75,000 $56,711 $425,845
Asian American $0 $24,269,563 $1,738,931 $331,339
Hispanic American $0 $338,274 $933,322 $634,940
Women $0 $955,537 $21,915,140 $307,848

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.00% 0.03% 0.09% 13.04%
Asian American 0.00% 9.02% 2.70% 10.14%
Hispanic American 0.00% 0.13% 1.45% 19.44%
Women 0.00% 0.36% 34.00% 9.42%

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% 0.23% 0.73% 186.22%
Asian American 0.00% No Goal 89.93% 126.78%
Hispanic American 0.00% 1.57% 24.13% 388.72%
Women 0.00% 2.09% 340.01% 37.69%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 2.11% F 1 2.75
Asian American 86.39% A 5
Hispanic American 9.52% F 1
Women 66.27% B 4

Subcontract Data

Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications, FY 2018

Total Reported Spending LL174 Eligible Spending Non Eligible Spending
$2,982,428 $0 $2,982,428
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 $2,982,428
$242 billion
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