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SCP-3338 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-3338
Expected annual
$1.0M
One-time setup
$103K
Annual recurring
$983K
Personnel
9
One-time startup costs are modest (~$103k) for a single-city program (cover assets, SOPs, kits, office/evidence locker); main recurring driver is personnel and tenant-facing costs (wages, stipends, mapping, legal/incident reserves) totaling roughly $982,700/yr for a 200-instance program.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $103K
Initial Research And Lab Setup $60K
[#8, #16] Protocol development, pilot studies, and SOP development / initial documentation.
Facilities $15K
[#11, #20] Evidence locker one-time purchase and small office setup/furnishing.
Equipment $15K
[#10] Removal kit purchase (multiple kits / Faraday shielding / opaque cases).
Cover Story Setup $13K
[#4] Shell company / printed materials / web presence / initial legal registration for cover operations.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $983K/yr
Staff Wages $370K/yr
[#1, #3, #20] Local field operatives (coverage ~1 per 40–80 instances), project head salary pro‑rated, local admin salary.
Supplies And Consumables $235K/yr
[#5, #15, #17, #21] Tenant stipends/goodwill payments, tenant/mapping administrative fees, small household/rapport consumables, miscellaneous office supplies.
Incident Response Reserve $100K/yr
[#19] Emergency reserve for unexpected demanifestation events, mass amnestics, tenant relocations, legal fallout.
Investigation Hotline $65K/yr
[#7] Staffed bilingual tipline and triage team operating costs.
Cover Story And Legal $60K/yr
[#4, #12, #13, #14] Annual upkeep of cover documentation, legal retainer and translator fees, PR remediation reserve (excludes incident response reserve).
Logistics And Transport $53K/yr
[#2, #10, #18] Per‑visit transit costs for bi‑monthly visits and occasional removal logistics; currency handling set separately/optional.
Facilities Maintenance $42K/yr
[#11, #20] Office rent and utilities, annual evidence storage/locker overhead and basic facilities upkeep.
Research And Monitoring $25K/yr
[#8, #21] Ongoing non‑invasive research budget, pilot followups, ethics coordination.
Amnestic Administration $18K/yr
[#9] Pharmaceuticals, medical personnel, administration and monitoring for occasional amnestic applications.
Secure Comms And Case Management $8K/yr
[#6] Secure phone lines, burner numbers, secure case database hosting and backups.
Training And Sop Refreshers $7K/yr
[#16] Annual refresher training per staff member and periodic SOP updates.
Currency Handling And Auditing $0/yr
[#18] Default policy assumed: cash left with tenant (no program collection). If cash seized, handling/audit costs apply and are modeled in alternate scenarios.
Potential Revenue Offset $0/yr
[#22] Optional exploitation/revenue potential exists if cash is collected; not included in baseline recurring (modeled in scenarios).
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $983K/yr
78.0% probability / year
Normal year with standard operations for a 200-instance urban program; no major incidents or large legal exposures.
routine bi‑monthly visits occasional amnestic use regular admin and upkeep
🚨 Minor Incident $1.1M/yr
20.0% probability / year +$100K vs baseline
Local PR or legal incident requiring extra PR remediation, several additional amnestic applications and limited tenant relocation assistance.
suspicious inspection reported small litigated complaint cluster of demanifestations in a building
🚨 Major Breach $1.7M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$750K vs baseline
Significant exposure or mishandling causing mass demanifestation, large legal action, multiple amnestic runs and emergency tenant assistance.
major mishandling / mass demanifestation public exposure / litigation multi‑instance interaction
👥 Personnel 9 total
Role Count Notes
Local Operative / Field Agent 4 [#1, #2, #5] Bi‑monthly in‑person interviews, local visits, tenant interaction and emergency response (1 operative per ~40–80 instances).
Project Manager / Project Head 1 [#3] Senior oversight for removals/amnestics, research approvals and ethical/legal decisions.
Administrative Staff 1 [#20, #15] Local office admin to coordinate records, payroll, cover logistics and tenant mapping.
Tipline / Triage Staff 2 [#7] Staffed bilingual hotline and lead triage/dispatch for leads and incidents.
Research Scientist / Coordinator 1 [#8, #16] Conducts non‑invasive studies, protocol coordination and ethics liaison.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates use midpoints and a 200‑instance program assumption drawn from the analyst notes; variability is significant for optional policies (cash collection), incident frequency, and per‑city scaling, so uncertainty is moderate.
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