Making the Grade

NYC Emergency Management,

December 1, 2020

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

NYC Emergency Management had $128.6 million in M/WBE-eligible spending, with 0% on construction, 85% on professional services, 12% on standard services, and 2% on goods. NYCEM received an F grade, earning an F grade with African Americans, an F grade with Asian Americans, an F grade with Hispanic Americans, and an F grade with women-owned firms. In FY 20, OEM spent $4.5 million with M/WBEs, an additional $2.9 million since FY 19. This represents 3.5% M/WBE spending, a 14.5% decrease in its M/WBE share since FY 19.

About OEM

NYC Emergency Management (NYCEM) 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.

https://www1.nyc.gov/site/em/about/contracting-opportunities.page

Agency Fiscal Year 2020 Spending within Local Law 174*

  African American Asian American Hispanic American Women Non M/WBE
  $ % $ % $ % $ % $
Construction $0 0.00% $17,500 1250.00% $0 0.00% $0 0.00% $0
Professional Services $257,049 1.95% $1,247,515 No Goal $86,496 0.98% $747,734 4.00% $107,563,724
Standard Services $282,027 14.98% $0 0.00% $0 0.00% $1,244,916 79.34% $14,163,078
Goods < $100K $51,659 24.63% $193,913 80.90% $137,210 91.59% $234,093 31.25% $2,379,282
Total LL174 Spending $590,735 $1,458,928 $223,706 $2,226,742 $124,106,084
Weighted Grade F F F F 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
$128,606,195 $17,500 $109,902,518 $15,690,021 $2,996,156

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 0.01% 85.46% 12.20% 2.33%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $0 $257,049 $282,027 $51,659
Asian American $17,500 $1,247,515 $0 $193,913
Hispanic American $0 $86,496 $0 $137,210
Women $0 $747,734 $1,244,916 $234,093

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.00% 0.23% 1.80% 1.72%
Asian American 100.00% 1.14% 0.00% 6.47%
Hispanic American 0.00% 0.08% 0.00% 4.58%
Women 0.00% 0.68% 7.93% 7.81%

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% 1.95% 14.98% 24.63%
Asian American 1250.00% No Goal 0.00% 80.90%
Hispanic American 0.00% 0.98% 0.00% 91.59%
Women 0.00% 4.00% 79.34% 31.25%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 4.07% F 1 1
Asian American 14.13% F 1
Hispanic American 2.97% F 1
Women 13.83% F 1

Subcontract Data

NYC Emergency Management, FY 2020

Total Reported Spending LL174 Eligible Spending Non Eligible Spending
$178,010 $61,434 $116,576
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 $61,434 $0 $61,434
Industry Total $0 $0 $61,434 $0 $178,010
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