Making the Grade

Police Department,

October 30, 2018

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

The New York Police Department had $210.9 million in M/WBE-eligible spending, with 15% on construction, 17% on goods, 26% on professional services, and 42% on standard services. The NYPD received a C grade, earning a B grade with women-one firms, D grades with Asian Americans and Hispanic Americans, and an F grade with African American businesses. In FY 2018, NYPD spent $31.5 million, or 15%, with M/WBEs.

About NYPD

The New York City Police Department (NYPD) is the largest and one of the oldest municipal police departments in the United States. The NYPD is responsible for policing an 8.5-million-person city, by performing a wide variety of public safety, law enforcement, traffic management, counterterror, and emergency response roles.

https://www1.nyc.gov/site/nypd/about/about-nypd/about-nypd-landing.page

Agency Fiscal Year 2018 Spending within Local Law 174*

  African American Asian American Hispanic American Women Non M/WBE
  $ % $ % $ % $ % $
Construction $2,023 0.08% $950,302 38.50% $1,880,107 152.33% $10,750,976 193.57% $17,273,074
Professional Services $202,029 3.07% $1,940,971 No Goal $41,955 0.96% $140,903 1.51% $52,474,655
Standard Services $356,710 3.35% $36,810 1.38% $9,357 0.18% $8,073,490 90.84% $80,395,634
Goods < $100K $1,005,708 39.48% $1,712,426 58.82% $912,463 50.15% $3,457,922 38.01% $29,301,040
Total LL174 Spending $1,566,470 $4,640,509 $2,843,882 $22,423,292 $179,444,403
Weighted Grade F D D B 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
$210,918,555 $30,856,482 $54,800,514 $88,872,002 $36,389,559

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 14.63% 25.98% 42.14% 17.25%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $2,023 $202,029 $356,710 $1,005,708
Asian American $950,302 $1,940,971 $36,810 $1,712,426
Hispanic American $1,880,107 $41,955 $9,357 $912,463
Women $10,750,976 $140,903 $8,073,490 $3,457,922

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.01% 0.37% 0.40% 2.76%
Asian American 3.08% 3.54% 0.04% 4.71%
Hispanic American 6.09% 0.08% 0.01% 2.51%
Women 34.84% 0.26% 9.08% 9.50%

Step 5: LL174 M/WBE Spending as Percentage of Target Achieved (Actual Spending Percentage/LL174 Target)

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.08% 3.07% 3.35% 39.48%
Asian American 38.50% No Goal 1.38% 58.82%
Hispanic American 152.33% 0.96% 0.18% 50.15%
Women 193.57% 1.51% 90.84% 38.01%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 9.03% F 1 2.25
Asian American 22.11% D 2
Hispanic American 31.26% D 2
Women 73.55% B 4

Subcontract Data

Police Department, FY 2018

Total Reported Spending LL174 Eligible Spending Non Eligible Spending
$4,564,352 $2,348,269 $2,216,084
LL174 Sub Spending Construction Goods Professional Services Standard Services M/WBE Total
African American $2,023 $0 $0 $339,713 $341,736
Asian American $70,108 $0 $0 $0 $70,108
Hispanic American $1,799,202 $0 $0 $0 $1,799,202
Women $41,892 $0 $95,331 $0 $137,223
Industry Total $1,913,225 $0 $95,331 $339,713 $4,564,352
$242 billion
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