Making the Grade

Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications,

November 17, 2019

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

The Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications had $292.5 million in total M/WBE-eligible spending, with 0% on construction, 72% on professional services, 26% on standard services, and 2% on goods. DoITT received a B grade, earning an F grade with African Americans, an A grade with Asian Americans, a D grade with Hispanic Americans, and an A grade with women-owned firms. In FY19, DoITT spent $79.8 million with M/WBEs, an additional $27.8 million since FY 2018. This represents 27.3% M/WBE spending, a 12% increase in its M/WBE share since FY18.

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.

http://www1.nyc.gov/site/doitt/business/franchise-process.page

Agency Fiscal Year 2019 Spending within Local Law 174*

  African American Asian American Hispanic American Women Non M/WBE
  $ % $ % $ % $ % $
Construction $750 1250.00% $0 0.00% $0 0.00% $0 0.00% $0
Professional Services $958,855 3.78% $24,760,843 No Goal $3,364,050 19.90% $2,078,521 5.79% $180,125,538
Standard Services $24,631 0.27% $22,151,832 969.17% $166,502 3.64% $22,376,001 293.69% $31,469,189
Goods < $100K $376,917 108.12% $1,938,103 486.47% $1,028,531 413.06% $557,734 44.80% $1,078,743
Total LL174 Spending $1,361,152 $48,850,778 $4,559,083 $25,012,256 $212,673,470
Weighted Grade F A 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
$292,456,739 $750 $211,287,807 $76,188,155 $4,980,028

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 0.00% 72.25% 26.05% 1.70%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $750 $958,855 $24,631 $376,917
Asian American $0 $24,760,843 $22,151,832 $1,938,103
Hispanic American $0 $3,364,050 $166,502 $1,028,531
Women $0 $2,078,521 $22,376,001 $557,734

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 100.00% 0.45% 0.03% 7.57%
Asian American 0.00% 11.72% 29.08% 38.92%
Hispanic American 0.00% 1.59% 0.22% 20.65%
Women 0.00% 0.98% 29.37% 11.20%

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 1250.00% 3.78% 0.27% 108.12%
Asian American 0.00% No Goal 969.17% 486.47%
Hispanic American 0.00% 19.90% 3.64% 413.06%
Women 0.00% 5.79% 293.69% 44.80%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 4.65% F 1 3.25
Asian American 939.55% A 5
Hispanic American 22.36% D 2
Women 81.45% A 5

Subcontract Data

Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications, FY 2019

Total Reported Spending LL174 Eligible Spending Non Eligible Spending
$2,160,234 $1,197,700 $962,534
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 $64,000 $0 $64,000
Women $0 $0 $1,133,700 $0 $1,133,700
Industry Total $0 $0 $1,197,700 $0 $2,160,234
$242 billion
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