Inactive 8(a) Set-Aside (FAR 19.8)

Office of D.C. Pension’s system to administer retirement (STAR) production support The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 requires the Secretary of the Treasury to assume certain responsibilities for the pen... Office of D.C. Pension’s system to administer retirement (STAR) production support The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 requires the Secretary of the Treasury to assume certain responsibilities for the pension plans of District of Columbia retired police officers, firefighters, teachers, and judges. These responsibilities, which have been delegated by the Secretary to the Office of D.C. Pensions (ODCP), include investment and management of fund assets, distribution of certain pension benefits, and management control and benefits administration of these pension plans. As part of its responsibilities under the Act, ODCP leads the development, implementation and operation of an integrated pension/payroll system called The System to Administer Retirement (STAR). ODCP has successful deployed 7 releases of STAR. Release 5 marked the last of the major release development currently planned. STAR is based on the 9.2 version of Oracle PeopleSoft pension and payroll modules. It supports the pension benefits administration for the annuitants covered by the District of Columbia Judges', Police Officers' and Firefighters', and Teachers' Retirement Plans. With the deployment of release 5, STAR is also able to split the benefits payments into the federal and district portions for all payments moving forward.