Making the Grade

Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications,

October 18, 2021

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

The Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications had $480.9 million in total M/WBE-eligible spending, with 7% on construction, 56% on professional services, 32% on standard services, and 5% on goods. DoITT received a D grade, earning an F grade with African Americans, an A grade with Asian Americans, an F grade with Hispanic Americans, and an F grade with women-owned firms. In FY 21, DoITT spent $114.2 million with M/WBEs, an additional $34.2 million since FY 20. This represents 24% M/WBE spending, a 6 percentage point decrease in its M/WBE share since FY 20. When compared with FY 14, DoITT increased their spending by $70.5 million, which represents an 18 percentage point increase in M/WBE spending.

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 2021 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% $31,820,932
Professional Services $2,230,983 6.97% $21,715,832 No Goal $4,941,642 20.27% $23,472,588 23.60% $218,814,459
Standard Services $4,528 0.02% $47,170,320 305.65% $48,243 0.30% $5,099,453 11.16% $103,879,846
Goods < $100K $522,625 40.50% $5,721,223 248.70% $1,288,248 83.88% $1,981,657 29.90% $12,209,258
Total LL174 Spending $2,758,136 $74,607,375 $6,278,133 $30,553,698 $366,724,495
Weighted Grade F A F F 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
$480,921,837 $31,820,932 $271,175,503 $156,202,391 $21,723,010

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 6.62% 56.39% 32.48% 4.52%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $0 $2,230,983 $4,528 $522,625
Asian American $0 $21,715,832 $47,170,320 $5,721,223
Hispanic American $0 $4,941,642 $48,243 $1,288,248
Women $0 $23,472,588 $5,099,453 $1,981,657

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.00% 0.82% 0.00% 2.41%
Asian American 0.00% 8.01% 30.20% 26.34%
Hispanic American 0.00% 1.82% 0.03% 5.93%
Women 0.00% 8.66% 3.26% 9.12%

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% 6.97% 0.02% 40.50%
Asian American 0.00% No Goal 305.65% 248.70%
Hispanic American 0.00% 20.27% 0.30% 83.88%
Women 0.00% 23.60% 11.16% 29.90%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 5.76% F 1 2
Asian American 158.54% A 5
Hispanic American 15.32% F 1
Women 18.28% F 1

Subcontract Data

Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications, FY 2021

Total Reported Spending LL174 Eligible Spending Non Eligible Spending
$3,589,886 $507,375 $3,082,511
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 $507,375 $0 $507,375
Industry Total $0 $0 $507,375 $0 $3,589,886
$242 billion
Aug
2022