SCP-1999 — SCP-1999 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-1999 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-1999

Expected annual

$4.9M

One-time setup

$1.5M

Annual recurring

$4.7M

Personnel

Initial one-time startup costs are modest (~$1.5M) driven by facility fit-out, vehicles and surveillance/forensics equipment; recurring annual operations are substantial (~$4.6M) driven by MTF/security wages, leases, conservators, legal/PR, and contingency reserves.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.5M

Facilities $850K

[#1] Climate-controlled, alarmed vault fit-out, shelving, environmental controls, RFID, CCTV tie-in and fire suppression for artifact storage.

Equipment $260K

[#3, #23] Two purpose-fitted cargo vans and outfitting plus evidence photography/multispectral imaging hardware.

Surveillance Installation $170K

[#13] One-time discrete camera/motion sensor/spectral-imaging installs across partner museums (~20 institutions).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $62K

[#12] One-time development/customization of archival/IT inventory and chain-of-custody software.

Museum Liaison Setup $50K

[#7] One-time legal/administrative setup costs for MOUs, drafting, and initial cooperative agreement setup with museums.

Specialized Conservator Development $48K

[#21] Development costs for conservator protocols and pilot restorations specific to ballpoint/felt-tip inks.

Archival Storage Setup $30K

[#24] One-time purchase of special shelving/initial insurance increment for exemplar storage.

Crates And Handling Stock $28K

[#9] Initial stock of museum-grade crates, custom mounts, packing foam and specialist handling equipment.

Forensic Database Setup $20K

[#16] One-time setup of handwriting/ink sample database and inter-lab collaboration infrastructure.

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $4.7M/yr

Staff Wages $2.1M/yr

[#5, #6, #11] Salaries, benefits, overtime for MTF detachment (operatives & team leads), contracted/on-call museum guards, and 1–2 forensic chemists/analysts (fully-loaded).

Emergency Contingency Fund $625K/yr

[#20] Rapid-access reserves for major incidents (mass vandalism, high-profile damage, urgent relocations, large PR/legal response).

Cover Story And Legal $550K/yr

[#7, #17] Recurring stipends/agreements with museums plus PR, legal counsel, hush payments and cover-up fund to manage disclosures.

Facilities Maintenance $350K/yr

[#2] Annual lease/rent for warehouse/vault within Manhattan 15km radius or nearby transport corridor.

Conservation And Restoration $175K/yr

[#8] Budget for professional conservators and restorations (several incidents and one high-value restoration annually).

Investigation And Field Ops $175K/yr

[#15] Covert investigations, informant payments, travel, surveillance equipment and undercover operations into collectives and origins.

Surveillance Monitoring $125K/yr

[#13] Monitoring/operator costs for museum surveillance feeds and operator review.

Social And Physical Monitoring $120K/yr

[#14] Geospatial analysis, social-media scraping, tips collection and analyst salaries for 15km Manhattan zone monitoring.

It Security And Opsec $85K/yr

[#25] Secure servers, encryption, air-gapped backups, audits and counterintelligence measures for SCP-1999 data.

Academic Collaboration $55K/yr

[#28] Grants and collaborations with historians, paleographers, and international archive research.

Research And Monitoring $50K/yr

[#10] Forensic ink/handwriting analyses (chromatography, mass-spec, handwriting analysis) and routine sampling budget.

Crates And Packaging And Handlers $40K/yr

[#9] Annual consumables and specialist art-handler fees for transport of fragile pieces.

Logistics And Transport $35K/yr

[#4] Fuel, maintenance, insurance, permits, tolls and vehicle operating costs for response/transport vehicles.

Deescalation And Medical Support $35K/yr

[#29] On-call medics and trained de-escalators during seizures to manage distressed subjects.

Incident Response Training $30K/yr

[#18] Regular drills with museum partners, instructors, venue costs, and training materials.

Permits And Local Liaison $28K/yr

[#26] Permits, municipal coordination fees, police/fire liaison and mitigation of local government friction.

Annual Audit And Review $25K/yr

[#30] Independent annual audit of containment program, cost review, and SOP evaluation.

Specialized Conservator Consults $20K/yr

[#21] Per-treatment consults and contracted conservator fees for specialized ink removal techniques.

Psychological Support $18K/yr

[#19] Counseling and mental-health services for affected museum staff and subjects.

Small Item Replacement $18K/yr

[#22] Replacement/recompense budget for low-value personal items affected to avoid complaints/litigation.

Chain Of Custody Hosting $15K/yr

[#12] Hosting, maintenance and annual support for archival/chain-of-custody system.

Archival Storage Maintenance $15K/yr

[#24] Recurring insurance increment and periodic condition checks for retained exemplar items.

Supplies And Consumables $12K/yr

[#27] Gloves, masks, tags, evidence bags, batteries, portable lights, and other expendables.

Forensics Database Subscription $12K/yr

[#16] Ongoing subscriptions/access fees for handwriting/ink databases and inter-lab exchanges.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $4.7M/yr

38.0% probability / year

Normal operational year with routine monitoring, scheduled inspections, and no large-scale incidents beyond ordinary recurring activity.

routine_vandalism_recovery scheduled_restorations no_major_public_exposure

🚨 Minor Incident $4.8M/yr

50.0% probability / year +$80K vs baseline

Single higher-cost incident (e.g., a medium-value artifact damaged requiring emergency conservation, extra MTF overtime and localized PR/legal response).

single_high-value_restoration extra_MTF_overtime localized_PR_response

🚨 Major Incident $5.8M/yr

10.0% probability / year +$1.1M vs baseline

Multi-object vandalism or high-profile damage requiring emergency relocation, large-scale restorations, sustained PR/legal campaign and significant contingency drawdown.

mass_vandalism high_profile_media_exposure multiple_high_value_restorations

🚨 Catastrophic Breach $9.6M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$4.9M vs baseline

Widespread public exposure or coordinated large-scale vandalism across multiple institutions leading to intense legal, PR, conservation and relocation costs.

public_disclosure simultaneous_multi-site_incidents loss_of_museum_cooperation

👥 Personnel 22 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	12	[#5] 8–12 operatives plus team leads for MTF Iota-9 detachment responsible for inspections, seizures and security.
Security Officer / Contract Guard	8	[#6] On-call/contracted museum guards paid for perimeter, removals, and public control; treated as equivalent FTEs in wage totals.
Research Scientist	2	[#11] 1–2 forensic chemists/analysts covering ink analysis, lab time, and instrument maintenance.

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line-item ranges enabling mid-range point estimates, but many recurring costs and incident frequencies are uncertain and incident severity is unpredictable.

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