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SCP-5503 Safe ✓ high confidence
SCP-5503
Expected annual
$45K
One-time setup
$7K
Annual recurring
$43K
Personnel
0.505
One-time startup costs are modest (~$7.3k) for initial characterization, packaging repair and minor equipment; annual recurring costs are approximately $43.2k/yr, dominated by pro-rata security and pharmacy staffing, legal/cover maintenance, and periodic QC/testing and administrative overhead.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $7K
Initial Research And Lab Setup $4K
[#11] One-time laboratory characterization and basic microbiological panel including optional sequencing and associated tech time.
Equipment $3K
[#4, #7, #5] One-time hardware: small lab fridge ($800), incremental CCTV/camera/card reader installation and programming ($1,250), barcode hardware/setup ($1,000).
Evidence Processing Initial $600
[#14] Initial intake: photographing, cataloging, accession forms and staff time for intake accessioning.
Packaging Repair $110
[#18] One-time repackaging/repair of brittle glass jar into archival container while preserving provenance.
Tamper Packaging Initial $75
[#3] Initial evidence‑grade Mylar bags, tamper seals, archival labels, and glass cushioning for two items (initial supply).
Facilities $0
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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $43K/yr
Staff Wages $29K/yr
[#6, #10, #21] Pro‑rata security staffing allocation (~$20,000/yr), fractional pharmacy staffing for dispensing/authorization (~$7,000/yr), and small administrative/records officer time (~$1,750/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $6K/yr
[#16] Legal/regulatory monitoring, cover story maintenance, and minor counsel for public scrutiny (~$5,500/yr midpoint).
Research And Monitoring $3K/yr
[#12, #15] Ongoing QC testing / periodic verification (annual/biennial checks; budgeted ~$1,500/yr) plus incident response/tabletop exercises and small training allocations (~$1,250/yr).
Supplies And Consumables $2K/yr
[#8, #19, #3, #13] PPE and biosafety consumables ($600/yr), lab consumables for routine tests ($1,150/yr), tamper‑packaging replenishment ($50/yr), and occasional pharmaceutical waste disposal ($150/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $1K/yr
[#1, #2, #7, #4] Pro‑rata secure storage/site overhead ($650/yr), incremental environmental/HVAC control costs ($350/yr), CCTV/access control storage & retention maintenance ($300/yr), and small fridge electricity ($125/yr).
Logistics And Transport $1K/yr
[#9] Internal secure courier transfers between warehouse, pharmacy, and testing labs (assume ~10–30 transfers/yr; midpoint used).
Insurance And Liability $1K/yr
[#17] Pro‑rata addition to site liability insurance for holding consumer ingestible material (~$1,100/yr midpoint).
Inventory And Lims Maintenance $500/yr
[#5] Barcode/LIMS hosting and maintenance, software updates, and minor hardware upkeep for inventory entry (~$500/yr).
Optional Contingency Research $0/yr
[#20] Optional contingency research budget (metabolomics/in‑vivo studies) NOT included in baseline; potential range $10k–$50k/yr if authorized.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $43K/yr
90.0% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with routine containment, scheduled QC, and administrative maintenance only.
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🚨 Minor Incident $49K/yr
6.0% probability / year +$6K vs baseline
Small containment incident such as jar breakage, spill, or contamination requiring disposal, repackaging, and short‑term overtime/testing.
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🚨 Research Scale Up $73K/yr
4.0% probability / year +$30K vs baseline
Authorization of optional expanded research program (metabolomics, prolonged in‑vivo, sequencing scale-up) requiring dedicated project funding.
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👥 Personnel 0.505 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 0.4 Pro‑rata allocation of site security for access control, periodic checks and audits as per #6 (corresponds to ~$20k/yr).
Pharmacist / Pharmacy Technician 0.07 Fractional pharmacy FTE to process dispensing/authorization and sample preparation as per #10 (corresponds to ~$7k/yr).
Administrative Staff / Records Officer 0.035 Fractional administrative/records time for audits, accessioning and reporting per #21/#14 (corresponds to ~$1.75k/yr).
📋 Confidence Notes
Containment and cost drivers are mundane and well‑described in analyst notes; estimates use midpoints of provided ranges and documented line items, so confidence in order‑of‑magnitude is high.
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