SCP-2901 — SCP-2901 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-2901 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-2901

Expected annual

$27.9M

One-time setup

$65.3M

Annual recurring

$26.2M

Personnel

Estimated one-time capital expenditures are roughly $65.1M driven by facility construction/retrofit, R&D program launch, vehicles/equipment and a contingency seed; annual recurring operations are ≈ $26.16M/yr driven by staffing (MTF + IDCaRD), ongoing R&D, IDCaRD operations, facilities ops and contingency replenishment.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $65.3M

Facilities $29.0M

[#7, #8, #14] Short-term holding retrofit (~$2,000,000) and long-term secure research/containment facility construction/fit-out (~$25,000,000); small-scale amnestic production & cold storage facility (~$2,000,000) included in facilities structural/fit-out total.

Initial Research And Lab Setup $21.2M

[#9, #10, #18] Extradimensional research program initial launch and R&D apparatus (~$20,000,000); acoustic-cancellation research equipment and anechoic chamber (~$750,000); forensics/pathology/genetic lab setup (~$500,000).

Contingency Seed $10.0M

[#21] Seed contingency reserve for large-scale incidents (recommended $5–20M; midpoint seed ~$10,000,000).

Surveillance Network $2.0M

[#11] Deploy city/hotspot visual/thermal camera grid and persistent coverage (~$2,000,000 midpoint).

Vehicles $1.5M

[#5] Mobile command & capture vehicles (armored vans, drone control trailers), electronics and telemetry (~$1,500,000 midpoint).

Equipment $545K

[#3, #4, #13] Field equipment kits initial purchase (~$270,000), mobile communications devices & resilient comms hardware (~$75,000), cybersecurity/software setup (~$200,000).

Idcard Establishment $500K

[#12] IDCaRD establishment costs (initial tooling, setup, contracting) (~$500,000).

Training Curriculum Development $200K

[#2] Initial curriculum development for MTF training and specialized behavior/threat-display training.

Cybersecurity Setup $200K

[#13] Automated scraping/takedown tooling and initial cybersecurity setup (~$200,000).

Capture Kit $50K

[#6] Initial capture and restraint consumables kit (~$50,000).

Specialized Clothing Prototypes $38K

[#29] Prototype development for threat-display clothing (~$37,500 midpoint).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $26.2M/yr

Staff Wages $6.2M/yr

[#1, #12, #19, #23] Dedicated MTF Phi-5 staffing 24 personnel × ~$100k = $2.4M/yr; IDCaRD staffing & base ops staffing portion ~$3.0M/yr; psych/memetic specialists core team ~$650k/yr; procurement/warehouse staff ~$150k/yr.

Research And Monitoring $5.6M/yr

[#9, #10, #18] Ongoing extradimensional R&D budget (~$5,000,000/yr midpoint), acoustic-cancellation personnel & experiments (~$300k/yr), forensics/genetic testing (~$300k/yr).

Cover Story And Legal $5.0M/yr

[#12, #16, #17, #24] IDCaRD tactical takedowns/PR buys (~$1.5M/yr), legal retainers & liaison (~$1.5M/yr), cover-story/public narrative budgets (~$750k/yr), media takedown/contractor costs (~$1.25M/yr).

Facilities Maintenance $3.2M/yr

[#7, #8, #20] Short-term holding/quarantine upkeep (~$250k/yr), long-term facility operating costs (~$2,500,000/yr), and energy/utilities (~$450k/yr).

Contingency Replenishment $2.0M/yr

[#21] Recommended annual replenishment of contingency/reserve (~$2,000,000/yr).

Logistics And Transport $1.3M/yr

[#5, #11, #22, #23, #25] Vehicle maintenance & fuel (~$200k/yr), drone ops & maintenance (~$400k/yr), baseline travel budget (~$300k/yr), warehouse lease (~$100k/yr), medevac contracts (~$300k/yr).

Cybersecurity Monitoring $750K/yr

[#13] Subscriptions, staff and 24/7 monitoring for scraping/takedowns and rapid-response (~$750k/yr).

Supplies And Consumables $575K/yr

[#6, #14] Capture consumables/restock (~$75k/yr) and amnestic reagents & routine stockpiles (~$500k/yr).

Witness Management $500K/yr

[#15] Civilian witness management & relocation baseline program (~$500k/yr).

Public Safety Coordination $350K/yr

[#28] Payments/reimbursements to local police, EMS and municipalities (~$350k/yr midpoint).

Insurance And Audits $225K/yr

[#27] Insurance, audits and compliance overhead (~$225k/yr midpoint).

Mortuary Services $150K/yr

[#26] Mortuary services and hazardous biological disposal baseline (~$150k/yr).

Administrative Overhead $150K/yr

[#30] Administrative overhead, clearance processing and HR management (~$150k/yr).

Training Exercises $120K/yr

[#2] Recurring quarterly live drills, ranges and specialized behavior training (~$120k/yr).

Equipment Replacement $50K/yr

[#3] Annual replacement/spares for field equipment (~$50k/yr).

Mobile Communications Service $30K/yr

[#4] Carrier/satellite airtime and priority SMS/emergency services (~$30k/yr).

Specialized Clothing Replacements $10K/yr

[#29] Replacements and field variants for threat-display clothing (~$10k/yr).

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $26.2M/yr

73.0% probability / year

Normal operational year with no major public incidents; routine training, R&D ops, IDCaRD suppression and maintenance.

no_major_public_incidents routine_training_and_research

🚨 Minor Incident $27.7M/yr

20.0% probability / year +$1.4M vs baseline

Localized public sighting or small outbreak requiring surge response, limited amnestic deployments and extra legal/takedown activity.

localized_sighting targeted_amnestic_deployments increased_media_takedowns

🚨 Major Incident $50.2M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$23.9M vs baseline

Large-scale public incident or mass sightings/mass casualties triggering mass amnesticization, emergency procurements, large settlements and heavy international/legal response.

mass_sightings mass_casualties major_media_exposure

🚨 International Response $34.2M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$8.0M vs baseline

SCP-2901 manifestations abroad requiring overseas deployments, diplomatic cover, contractor hires and expanded IDCaRD operations internationally.

overseas_manifestation diplomatic_coverage_needed international_media_spillover

👥 Personnel 60 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	24	[#1] Dedicated MTF Phi-5 operatives and support; 24 personnel reflected in the $2.4M/yr staffing line.
IDCaRD Staff / Operators	30	[#12] IDCaRD staffing portion (~$3.0M/yr) approximated at ~30 staff (avg comp ≈ $100k).
Psych / Memetic Specialists	5	[#19] Core psych & memetic specialist team (~$650k/yr total salaries).
Engineer / Procurement / Warehouse Staff	1	[#23] Procurement/warehouse staff included (~$150k/yr).

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide many line-item estimates and ranges, enabling a mid-confidence aggregation; however significant uncertainty remains in incident frequency, contingency sizing and long-term R&D scope so confidence is not high.

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