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SCP-6250 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-6250
Expected annual
$25.0M
One-time setup
$73.0M
Annual recurring
$22.7M
Personnel
128
Initial capital costs are dominated by the land-control contingency and HFAC/lab buildouts (~$73M one-time); annual operating costs are driven by staffing, research, and contingency reserves (~$22.7M/yr). Major cost drivers are MTF staffing, land-control contingency, HFAC capacity, and ongoing research/containment trials.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $73.0M
Land Control Contingency $50.0M
[#26, #29] Conservative set-aside for large-scale land-control, buyouts or relocation if perimeter expansion accelerates; tied to summary escalation planning.
Equipment $9.3M
[#3, #5, #7, #12, #15, #22] Checkpoint hardware (cameras/sensors) $1.6M; patrol/transport vehicles $1.0M; HFAC chamber acquisition $5.0M; sensor towers $1.0M; drone fleet $0.3M; secure servers/storage $0.25M; communications equipment $0.2M.
Property Acquisitions $5.0M
[#18] Initial quiet property acquisitions / buyouts to secure access corridors and reduce civilian presence.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $4.5M
[#14, #10] Research lab fit-out $2.0M and equipment $1.5M; secure pharmacy setup for in-house amnestic production $1.0M.
Facilities $2.0M
[#7, #11, #19] HFAC control room/installation ($500k), MTF Beta-16 refurbishment ($500k), physical barriers/roadwork construction ($1.0M) — structural/installation costs.
Experimental Assets Reserve $1.0M
[#24] Initial contingency for unusual experimental assets and field trial startup.
Gis And Mapping Setup $250K
[#13] Initial GIS/mapping setup, licensing and topographical/satellite data acquisition.
Checkpoint Initial Software $200K
[#3] Initial/custom cognitive-analysis software and one-time licensing/calibration costs.
Generators And Power Infrastructure $200K
[#20] Backup generators, UPS units and installation to support HFACs, servers and sensors.
Initial Training Program $200K
[#16] Initial development and first-year rollout of training and protocol programs for MTF and HFAC operators.
Initial Legal And Cover Setup $150K
[#17] Initial legal setup and creation of covert cover-stories (e.g., Realtor building plausible fabrication).
Medical Bay Equipment $100K
[#21] Initial medical bay equipment for detainee/incident care.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $22.7M/yr
Staff Wages $10.9M/yr
[#1, #8, #14] MTF Beta-16 staffing (110 FTEs @ $80k fully loaded = $8.8M), HFAC operators/medic staff (3 FTEs ≈ $300k), research staff (15 FTEs @ $120k = $1.8M).
Research And Monitoring $2.6M/yr
[#13, #14, #24] Continuous GIS/cloud processing and imagery ($150k), research operating budget and field trials ($500k), containment research trials & field ops budget ($2.0M/year).
Payroll And Benefits Buffer $2.2M/yr
[#2] Overtime, surge teams, pensions, temporary leaves and benefits buffer (~25% of base payroll).
Contingency Reserve $1.8M/yr
[#28] Recommended 10–15% contingency on annual operating budget to cover miscellaneous/unforeseen costs; set here at $1.8M.
Cover Story And Legal $1.2M/yr
[#17, #23] Covert liaison/legal counsel and cover-story upkeep (~$1.0M) plus PR/disinformation operations (~$250k).
Insurance And Liability Reserve $1.0M/yr
[#25] Legal reserve for lawsuits, worker's comp and settlements (practical fiscal reserve).
Facilities Maintenance $750K/yr
[#4, #7, #11, #19, #20] Checkpoint maintenance and consumables ($200k), HFAC maintenance ($200k), lease/office upkeep ($100k), physical barriers maintenance ($100k), generator/fuel maintenance allocation ($150k).
Logistics And Transport $525K/yr
[#6, #12, #22] Vehicle operations (fuel/maintenance/insurance $300k), drone maintenance/operator training $150k, communications service/replacement $75k.
Supplies And Consumables $350K/yr
[#9, #10] Detainee support (meals/medical/processing ~$50k) and amnestic acquisition/administration consumables (~$300k/year).
Annual Mitigation $250K/yr
[#18] Small-scale community mitigation programs, buyouts, remediation, and claims payments.
Checkpoint Software Licensing $200K/yr
[#3] Recurring licensing/maintenance for cognitive-analysis software and related services.
Cybersecurity Support $200K/yr
[#15] Cybersecurity team support and intrusion-hardening for sensitive compute/storage.
Medical Contracts $200K/yr
[#21] Emergency medical and psychiatric support contracts and medevac arrangements.
Secure Backups Cloud $150K/yr
[#15] Secure cloud redundancy, satellite imagery leases and offsite backups.
Annual Audit And Oversight $150K/yr
[#27] Internal audit, oversight, multi-department briefings and travel.
Annual Training Refreshers $100K/yr
[#16] Ongoing training refreshers, exercises and protocol updates.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $22.7M/yr
75.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with no major incidents; routine containment, research, and community mitigation continue.
steady perimeter growth manageable detainee throughput no major public exposure
🚨 Minor Incident $24.7M/yr
20.0% probability / year +$2.0M vs baseline
Localized surge in linked individuals or a small intersection event requiring overtime, extra HFAC cycles, remediation and legal responses.
clustered intersection events HFAC overcapacity increased detentions and overtime
🚨 Major Expansion $82.7M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$60.0M vs baseline
Accelerated perimeter growth or a shift into populated areas forcing large-scale land acquisition, evacuation planning and massive containment scale-up.
rapid radius expansion area encroaches on dense population need to deploy land-control contingency
🚨 Political Exposure $27.7M/yr
2.0% probability / year +$5.0M vs baseline
Public leak or high-profile incident triggers media scrutiny, lawsuits and large PR/legal expenditures plus emergency ops.
media exposure civilian lawsuits official investigations
👥 Personnel 128 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 110 [#1] 110 FTEs for 16 checkpoints (2 per shift × 3 shifts per checkpoint plus supervisors/relief).
HFAC Operator / Medical 3 [#8] HFAC operators and associated medic staff to run chambers and provide short-term care.
Research Scientist / Lab Technician 15 [#14] 15 FTEs in Departments of Epistemology & Parapsychology (senior researchers + technicians).
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are based on explicit line-item analyst figures for most categories (medium confidence). Major uncertainties remain around non-linear expansion (#30), the true frequency of incidents, and the size/scope of forced land acquisition or evacuation which could vastly increase costs.
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