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SCP-4356 Safe ✓ high confidence
SCP-4356
Expected annual
$1.5M
One-time setup
$1.2M
Annual recurring
$1.5M
Personnel
11
One-time setup costs are approximately $1,185,000 driven primarily by property acquisition and site conversion; recurring annual costs are approximately $1,460,000/yr driven mainly by staff wages, contingency/reserve funding, and ongoing research/IT support.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.2M
Property Acquisition $765K
[#1] Property purchase and closing for Tacoma-area 4BR isolated house (purchase ~$750,000 + closing/transfer fees ~$15,000 = $765,000).
Equipment $203K
[#5, #6, #7, #8, #10, #11, #12] Active acoustic nulling system ($40,000), surveillance/access control ($40,000), secure communications initial hardware ($8,000), on-site server/backup ($30,000), emergency generator + UPS ($25,000), site vehicle purchase/outfitting ($45,000), and furnishings/IT/general equipment ($15,000).
Facilities $147K
[#3, #4, #14] Base renovation/MTF-outpost conversion ($100,000), passive acoustic containment (soundproofing) ($35,000), and environmental monitoring/HVAC upgrades ($12,000).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $40K
[#9] Audio forensics & analysis lab equipment (microphones, isolation booths, software licenses, workstations, ADCs) — $40,000.
Legal And Shell Corp $20K
[#2] Shell corporation / covert acquisition legal work, initial legal setup, escrow/broker fees, document fabrication — $20,000.
Sop Development And Training $10K
[#13] Initial training, SOP development, classification protocols, and tabletop exercises — $10,000.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.5M/yr
Staff Wages $1.1M/yr
[#15] On-site staffing salaries and benefits: security (6 FTE), 2 audio/temporal analysts, part-time psychologist/medical officer, facility manager, part-time maintenance; total salaries ~$820,000 + benefits (~30%) ≈ $1,066,000/yr.
Research And Monitoring $100K/yr
[#21] Ongoing research & experimentation budget for controlled experiments, pilot studies, equipment upgrades and collaboration — $100,000/yr.
Contingency Fund For Emergency Callouts $100K/yr
[#23] Contingency fund to mobilize rapid response teams, secure sites, or execute containment/cover actions on short notice — $100,000/yr.
External Specialists And Surge Staffing $50K/yr
[#30] External specialist contractors / surge staffing budget for linguists, audio specialists, additional MTF activation — $50,000/yr.
Facilities Maintenance $25K/yr
[#18, #25, #29] Routine maintenance/repairs & groundskeeping ($15,000), security system maintenance & monitoring service ($5,000), road access and seasonal services ($5,000) = $25,000/yr.
Cover Story And Legal $25K/yr
[#24] Cover-up / civil contingency funds & local PR (payments to local contractors, fake invoices, civilian cooperation payments, retainer for inquiries) — $25,000/yr.
Property Taxes And Insurance $20K/yr
[#17] Property tax, liability/property insurance & municipal fees — $20,000/yr.
Medical Screening And Counseling $20K/yr
[#22] Medical screening, psychological monitoring & counseling for exposed personnel — $20,000/yr.
Food Provisioning And Lodging $18K/yr
[#27] Food provisioning & lodging overhead for on-site/rotating personnel — $18,000/yr.
Utilities And Internet $14K/yr
[#16] Utilities, internet service, generator fuel and phone service — $14,000/yr.
Data Storage And It Support $10K/yr
[#20] Data storage, cloud backups, license renewals for analysis software, IT support & incident response — $10,000/yr.
Logistics And Transport $6K/yr
[#19] Vehicle operating costs & insurance (fuel, maintenance, registration, insurance for response vehicle(s)) — $6,000/yr.
Annual Training And Travel $5K/yr
[#28] Annual training refreshers, drills, external collaboration travel and conferences — $5,000/yr.
Supplies And Consumables $1K/yr
[#26] Consumables & PPE (hearing protection, batteries, recording media, replacement drives, small tools) — $1,000/yr.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.5M/yr
84.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; recurring staffing, research, contingency reserves and routine maintenance only.
no actionable future leads routine research and maintenance
🚨 Minor Incident $1.5M/yr
12.0% probability / year +$75K vs baseline
Intermittent actionable audio leads requiring short-notice external contracting, overtime, and limited field response.
time-ahead audio yields local actionable intelligence small-scale field interventions or surge contractor use
🚨 Major Response $2.0M/yr
4.0% probability / year +$500K vs baseline
Significant, time-sensitive intelligence requiring multi-team mobilization, extended operations, major cover actions and potential property repairs or legal mitigation.
high-value actionable intelligence extended multi-site MTF operations civilian exposure requiring large-scale coverup
👥 Personnel 11 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 6 rotating security/guard FTE (2 per shift) to maintain 24/7 coverage. [#15]
Audio/Temporal Analyst 2 Specialist analysts for audio forensics and temporal analysis. [#15, #9]
Medical Officer / Psychologist 1 Part-time on-site psychologist/medical officer for screening and counseling. [#15, #22]
Site Director / Facility Manager 1 Facility manager/operator to oversee operations and maintenance. [#15]
Engineer / Maintenance 1 Part-time maintenance/housekeeper for routine upkeep and technical support. [#15, #18]
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide specific line-item estimates and midpoints for nearly all costs; remaining uncertainty is mainly local property market variation and frequency of actionable audio leads.
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