Making the Grade

Department of Probation,

November 13, 2017

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

The Department of Probation (DOP) had $2.2 million in total M/WBE-eligible spending, primarily composed of goods and standard services (77%). DOP received a C grade, earning an A grade with Asian Americans, a C grade with women-owned firms, and F grades with Hispanic American and Black-owned firms. In FY 2017, DOP spent $518,000 with M/WBEs, an increase of $251,000 since FY 2016, $302,000 since FY 2015, and $224,000 since FY 2014. In FY 2017, 23.2% of DOP’s spending went to M/WBEs compared to 24.6% in FY 2014.

About DOP

The Department of Probation (DOP) supervises people on probation and expands opportunities for them to move out of the criminal and juvenile justice systems through meaningful education, employment, health services, family engagement, and civic participation.

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Agency Fiscal Year 2017 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% $0
Professional Services $0 0.00% $29,985 No Goal $0 0.00% $25,435 29.04% $459,806
Standard Services $0 0.00% $0 0.00% $1,377 2.93% $1,236 1.58% $780,542
Goods < $100K $13,794 21.04% $140,044 186.91% $13,408 28.63% $292,866 125.08% $476,471
Total LL174 Spending $13,794 $170,029 $14,785 $319,537 $1,716,819
Weighted Grade F A F C 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
$2,234,963 $0 $515,225 $783,155 $936,582

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 0.00% 23.05% 35.04% 41.91%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $0 $0 $0 $13,794
Asian American $0 $29,985 $0 $140,044
Hispanic American $0 $0 $1,377 $13,408
Women $0 $25,435 $1,236 $292,866

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 1.47%
Asian American 0.00% 5.82% 0.00% 14.95%
Hispanic American 0.00% 0.00% 0.18% 1.43%
Women 0.00% 4.94% 0.16% 31.27%

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% 0.00% 0.00% 21.04%
Asian American 0.00% No Goal 0.00% 186.91%
Hispanic American 0.00% 0.00% 2.93% 28.63%
Women 0.00% 29.04% 1.58% 125.08%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 8.82% F 1 2.5
Asian American 101.79% A 5
Hispanic American 13.03% F 1
Women 59.66% C 3

Subcontract Data

Department of Probation, FY 2017

Total Reported Spending LL174 Eligible Spending Non Eligible Spending
No Data $0 $0
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 No Data
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