Making the Grade

NYC Emergency Management,

November 17, 2019

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

The Office of Emergency Management had $8.9 million in M/WBE-eligible spending, with 0% on construction, 39% on professional services, 41% on standard services, and 20% on goods. OEM received a C grade, earning a C grade with African Americans, a D grade with Asian Americans, a D grade with Hispanic Americans, and a D grade with women-owned firms. In FY19, OEM spent $1.6 million with M/WBEs, an additional $340,299 since FY 2018. This represents 18% M/WBE spending, a 4.9% increase in its M/WBE share since FY18.

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 2019 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 $35,066 8.50% $450,481 No Goal $26,974 9.80% $307,270 52.55% $2,619,687
Standard Services $0 0.00% $0 0.00% $0 0.00% $34,574 9.47% $3,614,604
Goods < $100K $234,610 189.21% $118,263 83.46% $125,386 141.57% $263,989 59.61% $1,029,110
Total LL174 Spending $269,676 $568,744 $152,361 $605,833 $7,263,401
Weighted Grade C D 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
$8,860,015 $0 $3,439,478 $3,649,178 $1,771,359

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 0.00% 38.82% 41.19% 19.99%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $0 $35,066 $0 $234,610
Asian American $0 $450,481 $0 $118,263
Hispanic American $0 $26,974 $0 $125,386
Women $0 $307,270 $34,574 $263,989

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.00% 1.02% 0.00% 13.24%
Asian American 0.00% 13.10% 0.00% 6.68%
Hispanic American 0.00% 0.78% 0.00% 7.08%
Women 0.00% 8.93% 0.95% 14.90%

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% 8.50% 0.00% 189.21%
Asian American 0.00% No Goal 0.00% 83.46%
Hispanic American 0.00% 9.80% 0.00% 141.57%
Women 0.00% 52.55% 9.47% 59.61%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 41.13% C 3 2.25
Asian American 27.27% D 2
Hispanic American 32.11% D 2
Women 36.22% D 2

Subcontract Data

NYC Emergency Management, FY 2019

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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