Making the Grade

NYC Emergency Management,

September 1, 2016

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

While OEM increased spending with Black American-owned firms, the agency only achieved LL 1 goals for Hispanic American-owned firms in goods procurement. As a result, the agency earned a D for the third year in a row.

About OEM

The Office of Emergency Management (OEM) coordinates and supports multi-agency responses to emergency conditions and other potential incidents that affect public health and safety in the City, including severe weather, natural hazards and disasters, power outages, transportation incidents, labor disruptions, aviation disasters, and acts of terrorism.

http://www.nyc.gov/html/oem/html/about/rfp.shtml

Agency Fiscal Year 2016 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 $65,160 15.08% $62,853 No Goal $18,118 6.29% $180,135 29.42% $3,275,722
Standard Services $0 0.00% $0 0.00% $1,537 2.77% $1,350 1.46% $922,792
Goods < $100K $13,735 21.12% $9,500 12.78% $65,787 141.61% $106,441 45.82% $733,674
Total LL174 Spending $78,895 $72,353 $85,442 $287,927 $4,932,188
Weighted Grade F F 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
$5,456,805 $0 $3,601,988 $925,679 $929,137

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 0.00% 66.01% 16.96% 17.03%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $0 $65,160 $0 $13,735
Asian American $0 $62,853 $0 $9,500
Hispanic American $0 $18,118 $1,537 $65,787
Women $0 $180,135 $1,350 $106,441

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.00% 1.81% 0.00% 1.48%
Asian American 0.00% 1.74% 0.00% 1.02%
Hispanic American 0.00% 0.50% 0.17% 7.08%
Women 0.00% 5.00% 0.15% 11.46%

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% 15.08% 0.00% 21.12%
Asian American 0.00% No Goal 0.00% 12.78%
Hispanic American 0.00% 6.29% 2.77% 141.61%
Women 0.00% 29.42% 1.46% 45.82%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 13.55% F 1 1.5
Asian American 6.40% F 1
Hispanic American 28.73% D 2
Women 27.47% D 2

Subcontract Data

NYC Emergency Management, FY 2016

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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