Making the Grade

NYC Emergency Management,

October 30, 2018

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

The Office of Emergency Management had $9.6 million in M/WBE-eligible spending, with 0% on construction, 11% on goods, 38% on professional services, and 51% on standard services. OEM received a D grade, earning a D grade with women-owned firms and F grades with Asian American, African American, and Hispanic American firms. In FY 18, OEM spent $1.3 million with M/WBEs, an additional $564,274 since FY 2017. This represents 13.1% M/WBE spending, a 3.2% increase in its M/WBE share since FY 17.

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 2018 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% $15,962
Professional Services $3,352 0.77% $696,020 No Goal $98,191 33.86% $282,289 45.81% $2,544,963
Standard Services $0 0.00% $0 0.00% $19,200 6.51% $0 0.00% $4,898,631
Goods < $100K $2,768 3.89% $82,410 101.28% $1,455 2.86% $70,629 27.78% $859,881
Total LL174 Spending $6,120 $778,430 $118,846 $352,918 $8,319,437
Weighted Grade F F F 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
$9,575,751 $15,962 $3,624,815 $4,917,831 $1,017,142

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 0.17% 37.85% 51.36% 10.62%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $0 $3,352 $0 $2,768
Asian American $0 $696,020 $0 $82,410
Hispanic American $0 $98,191 $19,200 $1,455
Women $0 $282,289 $0 $70,629

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.00% 0.09% 0.00% 0.27%
Asian American 0.00% 19.20% 0.00% 8.10%
Hispanic American 0.00% 2.71% 0.39% 0.14%
Women 0.00% 7.79% 0.00% 6.94%

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% 0.77% 0.00% 3.89%
Asian American 0.00% No Goal 0.00% 101.28%
Hispanic American 0.00% 33.86% 6.51% 2.86%
Women 0.00% 45.81% 0.00% 27.78%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.70% F 1 1.25
Asian American 17.31% F 1
Hispanic American 16.46% F 1
Women 20.29% D 2

Subcontract Data

NYC Emergency Management, FY 2018

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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