SCP-5175 — SCP-5175 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-5175 Unknown ~ medium confidence

SCP-5175

Expected annual

$2.5M

One-time setup

$2.0M

Annual recurring

$2.5M

Personnel

One-time setup and secure storage (vault, negative-pressure handling chamber, transport and IT) cost ~ $2.0M; annual operations are dominated by staff wages (MTF + guards + PoI) and research/monitoring, totaling roughly $2.45M/yr in the baseline.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.0M

Forensic Contingency Fund $1.1M

[#16] Recommended one-time allocation/reserve for forensic & incident-response contingency (midpoint of recommended range).

Equipment $450K

[#3, #6, #7, #11, #12, #17, #24] Capital hardware: CCTV/sensors, MTF kit-out, armored van and secure transport case, wearable/implant monitoring device, tracking device installation, secure IT hardware, and museum-grade archival casing (one-time hardware costs, midpoints).

Facilities $162K

[#1, #2] Reinforced anomalous-item locker upgrade and buildout of a small negative-pressure handling chamber for mist control (midpoint estimates).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $140K

[#13, #22] Initial physical/material analysis contracts and cultural/linguistic/historical specialist work (midpoint estimates).

Training Development $30K

[#9] Initial course development and delivery for PoI, MTF and site staff (one-time curriculum/program development).

Poi Family Resettlement One Time $28K

[#23] One-time compensation/resettlement and identity provision for PoI-3445's family if required (midpoint).

Poi Integration One Time $20K

[#8] One-time relocation/cover identity package and clearance/vetting costs for PoI-3445 (midpoints of ranges).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $2.5M/yr

Staff Wages $1.2M/yr

[#4, #5, #8, #10] Salaries & benefits: 6full-time guards (~$285k/yr), MTF Ω-5 (Lieutenant + 7 operators, ~$750k/yr), PoI-3445 salary (~$140k/yr), field medic salary (~$60k/yr).

Research And Monitoring $575K/yr

[#14, #15] Recurring metaphysical/ontological research program (~$300k/yr midpoint) and D-class testing program budget (~$275k/yr midpoint).

Administrative Overhead $125K/yr

[#25] Portion of general facility/admin overhead attributable to SCP-5175 operations (annual allocation midpoint).

Cover Story And Legal $110K/yr

[#21] Annual legal/cover-story/counterintelligence and front company expenses (midpoint).

Medical Services $100K/yr

[#10] Medevac/helicopter ambulance retainer or contracted emergency medical services (annual retainer midpoint).

Supplies And Consumables $80K/yr

[#6, #19] Annual MTF equipment replacement/consumables and PPE/lab consumables/ammo/batteries (midpoints).

It Admin Maintenance $65K/yr

[#17] IT administration, secure archival maintenance and operational support for encrypted/logging systems (annual midpoint).

Refresher Training $60K/yr

[#9] Recurrent refresher training and exercises for PoI, MTF and site staff (annual midpoint).

Logistics And Transport $45K/yr

[#7, #20] Transport fuel and vehicle maintenance for armored transport and deployment vehicles (combined midpoints: $20k + $25k).

Psychological Support $30K/yr

[#11] Ongoing counseling and psychiatric monitoring for PoI-3445 (~$27,500/yr) plus device maintenance (~$3,000/yr).

Poi Family Support $7K/yr

[#23] Ongoing support/resettlement allowance for PoI-3445 family if retained (annual midpoint).

Surveillance Monitoring Storage $6K/yr

[#3] Monitoring, storage and retention costs for CCTV/sensor data (annual).

Poi Tracking Monitoring $6K/yr

[#12] Ongoing monitoring, encrypted comms and tracking service costs for PoI-3445 (annual).

Hazardous Waste Disposal $6K/yr

[#18] Contracted hazardous-waste disposal and PPE decontamination for filters/materials exposed to mist (annual midpoint).

Archival Maintenance $3K/yr

[#24] Annual maintenance for museum-grade casing / climate control for archival storage (annual midpoint).

Hvac Filter Replacement $1K/yr

[#2] Filter/media replacement for negative-pressure containment (annual consumables/disposal recurring element).

Facilities Maintenance $0/yr

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Major Program Contingency $0/yr

[#26] Placeholder for multi-year retrieval R&D / extended operations (project-level costs are optional and handled as scenario-driven spending; baseline set to $0/yr).

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $2.5M/yr

87.0% probability / year

Normal year with no major incidents: routine operations, scheduled missions, research at baseline scale.

routine_missions scheduled_research no_breach_incidents

🚨 Minor Incident $2.7M/yr

10.0% probability / year +$250K vs baseline

Localized containment event or limited mist exposure requiring decontamination, overtime, medevac, evidence collection and limited equipment replacement.

contained_mist_release single_mission_casualty small_scale_decontamination

🚨 Major Breach $4.0M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline

Significant containment breach or operational failure requiring large-scale forensic response, lockdown, major equipment replacement and expanded amnestic operations.

large_scale_breach extended_lockdown mass_amnestics

🚨 Major Retrieval Program $5.0M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline

Deliberate activation of large-scale retrieval R&D to attempt recovery from the 'Realm' (multi-year program with dedicated staff, labs, and operations).

strategic_decision_to_retrieve multi-year_R&D expanded_personnel_and_equipment

👥 Personnel 16 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / Guard	6	[#4] Continuous 24/7 guarded coverage of the locker (6 full-time guards, 2 per shift).
MTF Agent / Operative	8	[#5] MTF Ω-5 'Damien's Angels': Lieutenant + 7 operators (task force operational staffing).
Specialized Foundation Agent (PoI-3445)	1	[#8] PoI-3445 is integrated as a specialized operative (salary & retention included in recurring costs).
Medical Officer / Field Medic	1	[#10] On-call/field medic assigned to missions (salary included in staff wages).

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges enabling midpoint estimates, but several high-uncertainty elements exist (metaphysical research, multi-year retrieval costs, contingency fund size, mission tempo). Midpoints used where ranges existed; actual costs could vary substantially.

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