Making the Grade

Department of Probation,

October 30, 2018

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

The Department of Probation had $3.1 million in total M/WBE-eligible spending, with 0% on construction, 41% on goods, 16% on professional services, and 42% on standard services. DOP received a B grade, earning an A grade with Asian Americans and Hispanic Americans, a D grade with women-owned firms, and an F grade with African Americans. In FY 18, DOP spent $589,509 with M/WBEs, an additional $71,364 since FY 2017. This represents 19.3% M/WBE spending, a 3.9% decrease in its M/WBE share since FY 17.

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 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% $8,277
Professional Services $0 0.00% $10,557 No Goal $0 0.00% $5,525 6.52% $482,664
Standard Services $0 0.00% $5,473 14.03% $0 0.00% $22,238 17.11% $1,272,035
Goods < $100K $9,801 11.16% $247,553 246.62% $145,269 231.55% $143,095 45.62% $709,025
Total LL174 Spending $9,801 $263,582 $145,269 $170,857 $2,472,001
Weighted Grade F A A D 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
$3,061,510 $8,277 $498,746 $1,299,745 $1,254,742

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 0.27% 16.29% 42.45% 40.98%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $0 $0 $0 $9,801
Asian American $0 $10,557 $5,473 $247,553
Hispanic American $0 $0 $0 $145,269
Women $0 $5,525 $22,238 $143,095

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% 0.78%
Asian American 0.00% 2.12% 0.42% 19.73%
Hispanic American 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 11.58%
Women 0.00% 1.11% 1.71% 11.40%

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% 11.16%
Asian American 0.00% No Goal 14.03% 246.62%
Hispanic American 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 231.55%
Women 0.00% 6.52% 17.11% 45.62%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 4.57% F 1 3.25
Asian American 127.86% A 5
Hispanic American 94.90% A 5
Women 27.02% D 2

Subcontract Data

Department of Probation, FY 2018

Total Reported Spending LL174 Eligible Spending Non Eligible Spending
$0 $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 $0
$242 billion
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