Making the Grade

Fire Department,

July 1, 2014

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

FDNY had extremely strong performance with standard services procurement from Asian American businesses and did well with Hispanic American businesses in goods procurement. However it fell short of goals in all other categories and barely spent with M/WBEs in construction or professional services. Low performance in these categories brought the agency to a D grade.

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The Fire Department (FDNY) responds to fires, public safety and medical emergencies, natural disasters and terrorist acts to protect the lives and property of City residents and visitors. The Department advances fire safety through its fire prevention, investigation and education programs, and contributes to the City’s homeland security efforts.

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Agency Fiscal Year 2014 Spending within Local Law 174*

  African American Asian American Hispanic American Women Non M/WBE
  $ % $ % $ % $ % $
Construction $0 0.00% $353 0.02% $0 0.00% $19,780 0.39% $28,217,816
Professional Services $0 0.00% $466,027 No Goal $32,411 1.31% $155,272 2.94% $30,379,963
Standard Services $2,225 0.04% $6,816,362 479.59% $23 0.00% $656,060 13.85% $39,901,969
Goods < $100K $296,650 29.03% $340,510 29.16% $1,007,470 138.02% $1,821,108 49.90% $11,133,347
Total LL174 Spending $298,875 $7,623,252 $1,039,904 $2,652,220 $109,633,095
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
$121,247,346 $28,237,949 $31,033,673 $47,376,639 $14,599,085

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 23.29% 25.60% 39.07% 12.04%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $0 $0 $2,225 $296,650
Asian American $353 $466,027 $6,816,362 $340,510
Hispanic American $0 $32,411 $23 $1,007,470
Women $19,780 $155,272 $656,060 $1,821,108

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% 2.03%
Asian American 0.00% 1.50% 14.39% 2.33%
Hispanic American 0.00% 0.10% 0.00% 6.90%
Women 0.07% 0.50% 1.38% 12.47%

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% 0.04% 29.03%
Asian American 0.02% No Goal 479.59% 29.16%
Hispanic American 0.00% 1.31% 0.00% 138.02%
Women 0.39% 2.94% 13.85% 49.90%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 3.51% F 1 2
Asian American 256.58% A 5
Hispanic American 16.95% F 1
Women 12.26% F 1

Subcontract Data

Fire Department, 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
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