Making the Grade

Fire Department,

December 1, 2020

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

The Fire Department had $129.8 million in total M/WBE-eligible spending, with 15% on construction, 31% on professional services, 45% on standard services, and 9% on goods. FDNY received a C grade, earning an F grade with African Americans, an A grade with Asian Americans, a D grade with Hispanic Americans, and a D grade with women-owned firms. In FY 20, FDNY spent $35.6 million with M/WBEs, an additional $8.1 million since FY 19. This represents 27.4% M/WBE spending, a 10.5% increase in its M/WBE share since FY 19.

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Agency Fiscal Year 2020 Spending within Local Law 174*

  African American Asian American Hispanic American Women Non M/WBE
  $ % $ % $ % $ % $
Construction $32,740 2.16% $176,986 11.68% $547,210 72.23% $1,356,081 39.78% $16,826,929
Professional Services $1,003,799 20.71% $6,489,109 No Goal $107,787 3.34% $2,417,713 35.21% $30,368,195
Standard Services $158,478 2.27% $14,712,504 841.63% $1,318,129 37.70% $922,086 15.82% $41,158,966
Goods < $100K $1,064,200 124.21% $1,584,673 161.84% $549,471 89.79% $3,119,250 101.94% $5,922,090
Total LL174 Spending $2,259,217 $22,963,272 $2,522,596 $7,815,130 $94,276,179
Weighted Grade F A D 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
$129,836,394 $18,939,945 $40,386,603 $58,270,163 $12,239,683

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 14.59% 31.11% 44.88% 9.43%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $32,740 $1,003,799 $158,478 $1,064,200
Asian American $176,986 $6,489,109 $14,712,504 $1,584,673
Hispanic American $547,210 $107,787 $1,318,129 $549,471
Women $1,356,081 $2,417,713 $922,086 $3,119,250

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.17% 2.49% 0.27% 8.69%
Asian American 0.93% 16.07% 25.25% 12.95%
Hispanic American 2.89% 0.27% 2.26% 4.49%
Women 7.16% 5.99% 1.58% 25.48%

Step 5: LL174 M/WBE Spending as Percentage of Target Achieved (Actual Spending Percentage/LL174 Target)

Category C PS SS G
African American 2.16% 20.71% 2.27% 124.21%
Asian American 11.68% No Goal 841.63% 161.84%
Hispanic American 72.23% 3.34% 37.70% 89.79%
Women 39.78% 35.21% 15.82% 101.94%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 19.48% F 1 2.5
Asian American 572.88% A 5
Hispanic American 36.96% D 2
Women 33.47% D 2

Subcontract Data

Fire Department, FY 2020

Total Reported Spending LL174 Eligible Spending Non Eligible Spending
$8,596,042 $4,436,530 $4,159,512
LL174 Sub Spending Construction Goods Professional Services Standard Services M/WBE Total
African American $3,240 $0 $879,923 $0 $883,163
Asian American $176,986 $0 $0 $190,984 $367,970
Hispanic American $261,448 $0 $0 $0 $261,448
Women $1,337,956 $0 $1,550,918 $35,076 $2,923,950
Industry Total $1,779,629 $0 $2,430,841 $226,060 $8,596,042
$242 billion
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