Making the Grade

NYC Emergency Management,

November 13, 2017

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

The Office of Emergency Management (OEM) had $7 million in M/WBE-eligible spending, primarily composed of professional and standard services (77%). OEM received a D grade, earning D grades with Hispanic American and women-owned firms and F grades with Asian American and Black-owned firms. In FY 2017, OEM spent $692,000 with M/WBEs, an increase of $167,000 since FY 2016, $251,000 since FY 2015, and $270,000 since FY 2014. In FY 2017, 9.9% of OEM’s spending went to M/WBEs compared to 6.1% in FY 2014.

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 2017 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 $27,019 6.78% $102,161 No Goal $4,645 1.75% $137,357 24.34% $3,048,082
Standard Services $0 0.00% $4,800 7.86% $0 0.00% $0 0.00% $2,031,820
Goods < $100K $31,583 27.83% $24,634 19.00% $117,691 145.20% $242,151 59.75% $1,204,982
Total LL174 Spending $58,602 $131,595 $122,335 $379,508 $6,284,883
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
$6,976,924 $0 $3,319,264 $2,036,620 $1,621,041

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 0.00% 47.57% 29.19% 23.23%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $0 $27,019 $0 $31,583
Asian American $0 $102,161 $4,800 $24,634
Hispanic American $0 $4,645 $0 $117,691
Women $0 $137,357 $0 $242,151

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.00% 0.81% 0.00% 1.95%
Asian American 0.00% 3.08% 0.24% 1.52%
Hispanic American 0.00% 0.14% 0.00% 7.26%
Women 0.00% 4.14% 0.00% 14.94%

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% 6.78% 0.00% 27.83%
Asian American 0.00% No Goal 7.86% 19.00%
Hispanic American 0.00% 1.75% 0.00% 145.20%
Women 0.00% 24.34% 0.00% 59.75%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 9.69% F 1 1.5
Asian American 12.79% F 1
Hispanic American 34.57% D 2
Women 25.46% D 2

Subcontract Data

NYC Emergency Management, FY 2017

Total Reported Spending LL174 Eligible Spending Non Eligible Spending
No Data $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 No Data
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