Making the Grade

Department of Youth and Community Development,

July 1, 2014

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

DYCD did an excellent job in procurement with Black American businesses in its two largest spending categories: professional services and goods. However the agency failed to meet any of its goals for Asian American and Women-owned businesses. This brought the agency’s overall grade to a C.

About DYCD

The Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) supports youth and adults through contracts with community-based organizations throughout New York City. DYCD provides after school programs, summer programs, youth employment initiatives, services for homeless and runaway youth, and family support, among others.

http://www.nyc.gov/html/dycd/html/resources/contracting.shtml

Agency Fiscal Year 2014 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 $536,259 290.89% $554,320 No Goal $0 0.00% $1,000 0.38% $444,674
Standard Services $3,364 7.14% $4,914 41.69% $2,235 9.48% $379 0.97% $381,931
Goods < $100K $34,257 90.60% $9,618 22.26% $57,090 211.39% $36,563 27.08% $402,623
Total LL174 Spending $573,880 $568,851 $59,324 $37,942 $1,229,228
Weighted Grade A D C 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
$2,469,225 $0 $1,536,253 $392,822 $540,150

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 0.00% 62.22% 15.91% 21.88%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $0 $536,259 $3,364 $34,257
Asian American $0 $554,320 $4,914 $9,618
Hispanic American $0 $0 $2,235 $57,090
Women $0 $1,000 $379 $36,563

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.00% 34.91% 0.86% 6.34%
Asian American 0.00% 36.08% 1.25% 1.78%
Hispanic American 0.00% 0.00% 0.57% 10.57%
Women 0.00% 0.07% 0.10% 6.77%

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% 290.89% 7.14% 90.60%
Asian American 0.00% No Goal 41.69% 22.26%
Hispanic American 0.00% 0.00% 9.48% 211.39%
Women 0.00% 0.38% 0.97% 27.08%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 201.94% A 5 2.75
Asian American 30.44% D 2
Hispanic American 47.75% C 3
Women 6.32% F 1

Subcontract Data

Department of Youth and Community Development, FY 2014

Total Reported Spending LL174 Eligible Spending Non Eligible Spending
No Data No Data No Data
LL174 Sub Spending Construction Goods Professional Services Standard Services M/WBE Total
African American No Data No Data No Data No Data No Data
Asian American No Data No Data No Data No Data No Data
Hispanic American No Data No Data No Data No Data No Data
Women No Data No Data No Data No Data No Data
Industry Total No Data No Data No Data No Data No Data
$242 billion
Aug
2022