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SCP-6368 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-6368
Expected annual
$362K
One-time setup
$302K
Annual recurring
$355K
Personnel
3.5
One-time setup of analogue facilities, sensors, and contingency capacity is moderate (~$302k); recurring annual costs are dominated by personnel (liaison, archivist, security) and environmental controls, totaling ~$355k/yr.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $302K
Escalation Contingency $150K
[#21] Reserved contingency for unanticipated escalation / reclassification (emergency containment cell, R&D, task force mobilization).
Facilities $56K
[#1, #2] Office construction/retrofit and analogue archival build-out (shelving, boxes, cabinets).
Fire Suppression Installation $25K
[#4] Installation of inert-gas / clean-agent fire suppression suitable for archives.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $20K
[#14] Research instrumentation initial purchase (EM sensors, contact mics, data loggers, non-optical capture equipment).
Legal Setup Initial $15K
[#16] Initial legal/cover-up setup (false personnel records, encrypted archives, initial paperwork).
Intrusion Detection Installation $14K
[#6] Non-camera intrusion detection installation (door contacts, vibration mats, fiber-optic sensors, magnetic locks).
Offsite Backup Initial $10K
[#17] Initial duplication and transport to off-site analogue backup repository.
Equipment $8K
[#7, #20] Initial analogue equipment and mechanical spares (typewriter, ribbons, microfilmer spares).
Tamper Evident Initial $4K
[#5] Initial tamper-evident seals, lockboxes and tamper-detection hardware.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $355K/yr
Staff Wages $225K/yr
[#9, #10, #11] Full-time liaison, 0.5 FTE archivist, and security staffing (salaries + benefits).
Administrative Overhead $53K/yr
[#22] Site administrative overhead (estimated at 17.5% of direct recurring costs as allocation to utilities, central security monitoring, and records overhead).
Cover Story And Legal $18K/yr
[#15, #16] Specialist consultancy (occultology/memetic experts) and ongoing legal/cover-up contingency budgets.
Facilities Maintenance $16K/yr
[#3, #4, #6] Climate control/HVAC & environmental stabilization, fire-suppression inspections, and intrusion-detection maintenance.
Logistics And Transport $7K/yr
[#8] Payroll/accounting cover and physical cash disbursement logistics (cash stipends, occasional armored transport/internal cash management).
Research And Monitoring $6K/yr
[#14] Data processing, sensor consumables, replacement sensors, and monitoring/analysis overhead for non-visual tracking.
Forensic Incident Response $6K/yr
[#18] Rapid-response fund for tampering incidents, emergency relocation of files, overtime.
Quarterly Review $5K/yr
[#12] Quarterly review process staff time, reporting, and psychology input.
Psychological Support $5K/yr
[#13] Staff training and counseling related to working with the anomalous/deceased-appearing employee.
Supplies And Consumables $4K/yr
[#7, #5, #20] Ongoing analogue consumables and minor spare parts, tamper-evident replacements, and equipment replenishment.
Pest Control And Conservation $3K/yr
[#19] Ongoing pest control, mold prevention, and conservation work for analogue materials.
Offsite Storage And Transport $3K/yr
[#17] Off-site analogue repository storage fees and secure transport/handling.
Long Term Audit Amortized $2K/yr
[#23] Amortized long-term archival migration and program audit costs.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $355K/yr
78.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations, quarterly reviews, and no major incidents.
routine maintenance quarterly reviews regular staffing
🚨 Minor Incident $370K/yr
20.0% probability / year +$15K vs baseline
Localized tampering or evidence contamination requiring emergency response, overtime, and partial relocation of files.
tampering with restricted documents seal breach detected small-scale emergency relocation
🚨 Major Breach $555K/yr
2.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Significant escalation (attempted demanifestation, interaction with living matter, or exposure risk) requiring emergency R&D, containment upgrades, and task-force deployment.
escalation of anomalous behavior attempted interaction with living personnel external exposure risk
👥 Personnel 3.5 total
Role Count Notes
Department Liaison / Containment Officer 1 [#9] Full-time FTE responsible for daily administrative maintenance and primary human contact.
Archivist / Records Specialist 0.5 [#10] Part-time (0.5 FTE) shared archivist for cataloguing and audits.
Security Officer / MTF Agent 2 [#11] Two guards for shift overlap or periodic checks to physically secure the office.
📋 Confidence Notes
Notes provide detailed itemized ranges for most costs, allowing reasonably confident mid-point estimates; uncertainty remains in incident frequency, armored transport frequency, and the magnitude/probability of escalation, so confidence is medium.
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