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SCP-5787 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-5787
Expected annual
$1.4M
One-time setup
$213K
Annual recurring
$1.4M
Personnel
11
Estimated one-time setup of roughly $213,000 and baseline annual operations of approximately $1,370,200; biggest recurring drivers are staff wages, per-incident rapid response and a contingency reserve. [#25]
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $213K
Equipment $73K
[#3, #4, #9, #12, #16] CCTV tap/hardening (~$30,000, #3), on-site server hardware (~$10,000, #4), responder gear (4×$5,000 = $20,000, #9), med kit one-time ($8,000, #12), forensic documentation setup ($5,000, #16).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $50K
[#15] Initial study design & pilot tests (~$50,000).
Vehicle Purchase And Outfitting $50K
[#8] Unmarked van purchase & outfitting (~$50,000).
Training And Backgrounds Initial $20K
[#18] One-time onboarding/background checks (~$20,000).
Covert Liaison Initial $10K
[#7] Initial goodwill payment to local staff (~$10,000).
Facilities $5K
[#10, #24] Safehouse/small holding fit-out ($5,000) and referenced aggregate setup estimate.
Web Campaign Content Creation $5K
[#2] One-time creation of content and account infrastructure (~$5,000).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.4M/yr
Staff Wages $820K/yr
[#1, #5, #9, #12] Memetics/OSINT analysts: 3×$90k ≈ $270,000/yr (#1); active surveillance monitors: 2FTE at $75k + supervisor $100k ≈ $250,000/yr (#5); ground response personnel: 4×$60k ≈ $240,000/yr (#9); part-time medic ≈ $60,000/yr (#12).
Contingency Reserve $150K/yr
[#22] Escalation/contingency reserve for spikes and emergency measures (~$150,000/yr).
Administrative Overhead $100K/yr
[#23] HR, procurement and accounting support (~$100,000/yr).
Per Incident Response $79K/yr
[#13] Per-incident rapid response (24 incidents/yr × ~$3,300/inc ≈ $79,200/yr).
Supplies And Consumables $51K/yr
[#11, #12, #21] Class-A amnestic doses (~24/yr × $2,000 ≈ $48,000/yr, #11); medical consumables ~$1,000/yr (#12); restraints/PPE/replacements ~$2,000/yr (#21).
Research And Monitoring $30K/yr
[#15] Ongoing research budget and field experiments (~$30,000/yr).
Cover Story And Legal $30K/yr
[#17] Legal and public-affairs retainer/reserve (~$30,000/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $24K/yr
[#10] Safehouse rent (~$2,000/mo ≈ $24,000/yr).
Digital Cleanup $24K/yr
[#14] Digital takedown and cleanup (~$1,000 per incident × 24 ≈ $24,000/yr).
Insurance And Liability $12K/yr
[#19] Insurance, vehicle liability and workers' comp (~$12,000/yr).
Holiday Overtime $10K/yr
[#6] Overtime pool for holidays/peak coverage (~$10,000/yr).
Training Refreshers $10K/yr
[#18] Ongoing refresher training and memetics-safety (~$10,000/yr).
Cctv Bandwidth And Maintenance $6K/yr
[#3] Bandwidth/hosting/maintenance for tapped CCTV feeds (~$500/mo ≈ $6,000/yr).
Covert Liaison Stipend $6K/yr
[#7] Ongoing goodwill/stipend to local staff (~$500/mo ≈ $6,000/yr).
Vehicle Maintenance $6K/yr
[#8] Vehicle maintenance (~$6,000/yr).
Vehicle Fuel $4K/yr
[#8] Vehicle fuel (~$4,000/yr).
Cloud Archive Storage $4K/yr
[#4, #16] Cloud/archive storage for footage and forensic timestamping (~$300/mo ≈ $3,600/yr); includes forensic storage referenced in #16.
Utilities Power $2K/yr
[#20] Electricity for local equipment and safehouse (~$200/mo ≈ $2,400/yr).
Web Campaign Account Infra $2K/yr
[#2] Recurring account renewals, hosting, proxy/VPN costs (~$2,000/yr).
Logistics And Transport $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.4M/yr
78.0% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with expected incident rate (~24 incidents/yr) and no major public exposure.
24 incidents/year routine operations
🚨 Minor Incident $1.5M/yr
20.0% probability / year +$171K vs baseline
Temporary surge in incidents (e.g., tourist spike or localized memetic spread) doubling incident frequency for the year.
incident surge holiday / tourist spike
🚨 Major Breach $2.6M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$1.2M vs baseline
Public exposure or large-scale spike requiring major PR/legal response, mass amnestic deployment and surge staffing.
political/public exposure large multi-person incident
👥 Personnel 11 total
Role Count Notes
OSINT / Memetics Analyst 3 [#1] Three full-time analysts for web-crawling/memetics.
Active Surveillance Monitor 2 [#5] Two full-time monitors covering peak hours (rotation).
Surveillance Supervisor 1 [#5] One supervisor for monitoring team.
Field Security / MTF Agent 4 [#9] Four responders to provide shift coverage for detainment.
Medical Officer 1 [#12] One part-time medic on-call for amnestic administration and screening.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are based on analyst-provided rough figures for salaries, per-incident costs and contingency; many line items (amnestic costs, covert access) are uncertain and may be shared with other programs, producing moderate confidence in totals.
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