Making the Grade

OEM,

October 18, 2021

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

The Office of Emergency Management had $157.2 million in M/WBE-eligible spending, with 0% on construction, 55% on professional services, 42% on standard services, and 3% on goods. OEM received a D grade, earning an F grade with African Americans, a C grade with Asian Americans, an F grade with Hispanic Americans, and an F grade with women-owned firms. In FY 21, OEM spent $12.2 million with M/WBEs, an additional $7.7 million since FY 20. This represents 8% M/WBE spending, a 4% increase in its M/WBE share since FY 20. When compared with FY 14, OEM increased their spending by $11.8 million, which represents a 2 percentage point increase in M/WBE spending.

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 2021 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 $860,807 8.41% $7,478,160 No Goal $927,886 11.91% $975,614 3.07% $76,396,591
Standard Services $293,409 3.09% $0 0.00% $0 0.00% $1,218,827 6.28% $64,868,767
Goods < $100K $29,377 11.85% $119,806 27.11% $77,056 26.12% $200,265 15.73% $3,746,191
Total LL174 Spending $1,183,593 $7,597,966 $1,004,942 $2,394,706 $145,011,549
Weighted Grade F C 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
$157,192,755 $0 $86,639,057 $66,381,003 $4,172,694

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 0.00% 55.12% 42.23% 2.65%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $0 $860,807 $293,409 $29,377
Asian American $0 $7,478,160 $0 $119,806
Hispanic American $0 $927,886 $0 $77,056
Women $0 $975,614 $1,218,827 $200,265

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.00% 0.99% 0.44% 0.70%
Asian American 0.00% 8.63% 0.00% 2.87%
Hispanic American 0.00% 1.07% 0.00% 1.85%
Women 0.00% 1.13% 1.84% 4.80%

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% 8.41% 3.09% 11.85%
Asian American 0.00% No Goal 0.00% 27.11%
Hispanic American 0.00% 11.91% 0.00% 26.12%
Women 0.00% 3.07% 6.28% 15.73%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 6.26% F 1 1.5
Asian American 51.33% C 3
Hispanic American 7.26% F 1
Women 4.76% F 1

Subcontract Data

Office of Emergency Management, FY 2021

Total Reported Spending LL174 Eligible Spending Non Eligible Spending
$3,559,346 $3,466,709 $92,638
LL174 Sub Spending Construction Goods Professional Services Standard Services M/WBE Total
African American $0 $0 $94,215 $0 $94,215
Asian American $0 $0 $1,522,586 $0 $1,522,586
Hispanic American $0 $0 $418,910 $0 $418,910
Women $0 $0 $212,170 $1,218,827 $1,430,997
Industry Total $0 $0 $2,247,882 $1,218,827 $3,559,346
$242 billion
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2022