Shubnum provides VMOBIS™ - Value Management, Operations and Business Improvement Services™ is a set of proprietary management tools and processes that includes both products and services. The tools and processes create value. Part of the tools and processes are also referred as Value Engineering 1, Value Analysis, Value Management, Value Control or VE. Individual Products and Services within VMOBIS" are separately described as:

1. Consulting Services,
2. Program Management, Project Management and Integration
3. Facilitation Services
4. Privatization Support Services
5. Training Services
6. Support Products and
7. Comprehensive Value Management Services .

Character
VMOBIS™ accomplishes the function and purpose of the original objectives of business operations without degrading performance, form, function, durability or quality of the original objective. VMOBIS" may be applied to any contract and/or the acquisition of any product, commodity, works or services.

Compliance
VMOBIS™ is broad in nature and character as it applies to business, trade and commerce in the public and private sectors. The proprietary products and processes provide meaningful implementation of several Acts, Laws, Policies, Regulations and Executive Orders that have been adopted in the last few years.

For the U.S. Federal Government, VMOBIS™ fulfills the requirements, among others; of the Government Performance and Results Act, Federal Acquisitions Streamlining Act, Executive Order 12637-Productivity Improvement of the Federal Government, Executive Order 13048 Improving Administrative Management in the Executive Branch, The Small Business Reauthorization Act of 1997, Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998, OMB Report of 2002 regarding Contract Bundling-A Strategy for Increasing Federal Contracting Opportunities for Small Business, OMB Circular A-76 Competitive Sourcing Rev. Nov 2002. OMB Circular A-131 Value Engineering and DoD 5000.2-R Oct. 30, 2002.

VMOBIS™ integrates and provides a meaningful implementation of several Federal Acquisition Regulations (FARs), so as to provide value as well as a cohesive and coordinated acquisition. These FARs include: FAR 1.102-4(e), FAR 2.101, FAR part 4.601, FAR part 7.103, FAR part 7.105, FAR 7.107(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(h), FAR 10.001(c), FAR part 12.0, FAR 15.101, FAR part 15.304, FAR 15.306, FAR part 19.101, FAR part 19.201, FAR 19.301, FAR 37.602-3, FAR Part 48.101, FAR Part 48.104-2, FAR Part 48.104-3, FAR Part 48.201, FAR 52.248-1, FAR 52.248-2 and FAR 52.248-3.

Challenges
Shubnum's proprietary products and services included in VMOBIS™ create value for the user. These values are created by meeting the growing challenges of reduced workforces in the private and public sectors, and concurrently addressing the socioeconomic needs and the needs to manage acquisition that is competitive, fair, efficient and transparent.

Benefits
Shubnum's proprietary products and services provide an integrated implementation to comply with the varied Acts, Laws, Regulations, Executive Orders, FARs etc. The benefits of these products and services and the integrated approach includes:

• Increased competition in the marketplace
• Larger market participation of small and targeted businesses
• Outreach and participation by large, diversified and competitive vertical markets
• Introduction of fresh resources at multiple tiers of the supply and demand chains
• Improved pricing through increased competition
• Acquisition Cost Savings
• Collateral Cost Savings through i) Streamlining the acquisition process ii) Automation of the acquisition process iii) Cost containment iv) Accountability management
• Better terms and conditions on pricing, delivery, maintenance and warranties
• Superior value through total ownership costs-TOC
• Outstanding Returns on Investment-ROI
• Redeployment of cost-savings in under-funded endeavors
• Integration and Control of the process of multiple contracts at multiple tiers
• Superior products and services through market research and resourcing
• Benefits of the vagaries of the markets and market conditions through tailored match of acquisition techniques and resources
• Enhanced performance and increased productivity of the workforce
• Reduced cycle time from concept to delivery of an acquisition
• Reduced use of physical paper
• Improved storage and archives of documentation
• Strategies and best practices to implement and derive the benefits of concurrent bundling and unbundling
• Application of competitive techniques to MAS contractors
• Translating bulk purchasing power into multiple opportunities for smaller businesses throughout the supply and demand chains
• Facilitation of Inter Service Support Agreement c ISSA and Collaborative Contracting
• Follow-through contract management with spend analysis and management
• Value through the Privatization Process- OMB Circular A-76 and FAR part 12
• Oversight and Accountability of transaction from concept to delivery of an acquisition
• Delivering Best Value customized to each specific acquisition

Shubnum delivers these results through a variety of products and services that are described in individual sections. These may be accessed by clicking on the bullet point titles in the side bar.

Results

A sampling of results based on the VMOBIS™ products and services of Shubnum are noted:

Acquisition Savings (All amounts referred below are in US Dollars)   Engaging Agency Budgeted Funds Qualified Bid Procured at Savings, Based on Strategic Processes Percent Savings on Budgeted Funds Calif. State Univ. Sacramento Energy Retrofit $2,300,000 $1,650,000 $650,000 Savings $640,000 Rebates $1,290,000 Total 28%              +   28%       total: 56%       Univ of Calif. Med Center, Telecom Infrastructure $120,000 $ 85,000 $35,000 29% Franchise Tax Bd Data Center $1,500,000 $334,000 Ded.Alt. $862,000 Base $303,000 Ded.Alt. $638,000 Total 20% Ded. Alt. 42% Total Dept. of Justice Hawkins Data Center $1,200,000 $924, 000 $276,000 23% Franchise Tax Bd Modifications $84,000 $72,000 $12,000 14% Folsom State Prison (6 Projects) $6,817,000 $5,916,599 $900,901 13%

Investment Return Analysis

VMOBIS™ tools and processes are optimized to generate 'Best Value'. Such value is generally also accompanied with extraordinarily high returns of an investment.

An analysis on the returns on investment of taxpayer dollars in the real world indicates an excellent investment by the government.