SCP-6490 — SCP-6490 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-6490 Keter ~ medium confidence

SCP-6490

Expected annual

$9.8M

One-time setup

$4.8M

Annual recurring

$9.8M

Personnel

Initial one-time setup is moderate (~$4.85M) driven largely by long-term R&D and equipment/fleet procurement; recurring annual costs are high (~$9.8M/yr) dominated by permanently assigned MTF salaries, medical staff, and contingency/reserve funding.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $4.8M

Long Term R And D $3.5M

[#23] Multi-year long-term R&D program for containment/mitigation (midpoint of $2M–$5M over several years treated as one-time multi‑year spend).

Equipment $1.0M

[#7, #8, #9, #14, #24] Unmarked response vehicles (10 × $40k = $400k), surveillance & recording procurement (~$300k), secure communications/IT setup (~$200k), initial PPE/subdual equipment (~$50k), secure archive setup (~$50k).

Facilities $250K

[#6] Buildout of 4 secure interview/medical/safehouse rooms (~$250,000 one-time).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $100K

[#10] Forensic/evidence bench startup (~$100,000 one-time).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $9.8M/yr

Staff Wages $8.1M/yr

[#1, #3, #4] Permanently assigned MTF roster (60 agents @ ~$120k fully loaded = $7,200,000/yr), Project Director + 2 admin ($300,000/yr), on-site medical personnel (4 medics @ ~$150k = $600,000/yr).

Emergency Contingency Fund $500K/yr

[#22] Dedicated reserve for unexpected escalation, mass witness events or accidents (~$500k kept available).

Cover Story And Legal $200K/yr

[#17, #18] Legal team & cover story management (~$150k/yr) plus public relations/takedown/monitoring (~$50k/yr).

Research And Monitoring $175K/yr

[#10] Evidence collection, forensics & lab testing recurring costs (~$100k–$250k/yr; midpoint $175k).

Supplies And Consumables $135K/yr

[#5, #15, #14] Class‑A amnestic production & per‑dose costs aggregated (~$50k–$200k/yr; midpoint $125k), consumables (syringes, disposables ~$5k/yr), PPE replacements (~$5k/yr).

Surge Deployment Cost $115K/yr

[#2] Annual budgeted allowance for surge/standby deployments if not permanently stationed (~$80k–$150k per annual event; midpoint $115k).

Cctv Access And Licensing $100K/yr

[#20] Fees to access municipal camera networks and storage (~$100k/yr regional agreements).

Logistics And Transport $70K/yr

[#7, #21] Fleet maintenance, fuel and rapid-response staging (vehicle maintenance ~$50k/yr; staging/supply caches ~$20k/yr).

Facilities Maintenance $55K/yr

[#6, #24] Safehouse maintenance & utilities (~$20k–$40k/yr; midpoint $30k) and secure archive operations (~$25k/yr).

Training And Sop Development $50K/yr

[#13] Annual training, exercises and SOP development (~$50k/yr).

Municipal Liaison And Grants $50K/yr

[#19] Payments/grants to local governments and police liaisons (~$50k/yr).

Liability And Workers Comp $50K/yr

[#25] Liability/worker compensation insurance premiums or internal provisioning (~$50k/yr).

Secure Communications It Ops $35K/yr

[#9] Ongoing secure communications, cyber security, and cloud operations (~$20k–$50k/yr; midpoint $35k).

Equipment Replacement And Repair $30K/yr

[#8] Surveillance & recording equipment replacement/repair (~$30k/yr).

Community Impact Mitigation $30K/yr

[#28] Silent compensation to businesses/individuals (~$10k–$50k/yr; midpoint $30k).

Annual Audit And Oversight $25K/yr

[#29] Annual internal audit, oversight reviews and classified accounting (~$25k/yr).

Psych Aftercare $20K/yr

[#16] Counseling and resilience support for staff (~$20k/yr).

Travel And Briefings $20K/yr

[#27] Travel for collaborators and interdepartmental briefings (~$20k/yr).

Animal Control And Veterinary $10K/yr

[#11] Animal control and emergency veterinary fund (~$10k/yr typical).

Property Damage Remediation $10K/yr

[#12] Property damage, graffiti removal and remediation (~$10k/yr).

Decontamination And Waste $10K/yr

[#26] Decontamination and hazardous waste disposal (~$10k/yr).

Miscellaneous And Petty Cash $10K/yr

[#30] Miscellaneous small expenses during field operations (~$10k/yr).

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $9.8M/yr

94.0% probability / year

Full-time dedicated posture with permanently assigned MTF, on-site medics, routine operations and reserves; no major incidents.

permanent_MTF_deployment routine_operations no_mass_incident

🚨 Minor Incident $10.0M/yr

5.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline

Larger-than-usual sighting event requiring additional amnestic administrations, overtime, extra forensic testing and PR takedowns.

multiple_witnesses extended_intercept_operations increased_PR_and_legal_activity

🚨 Major Breach $12.3M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline

Mass witness event or escalation with public injuries, lawsuits, large-scale cleanup and significant overtime/temporary staffing expansion.

mass_witness_event civil_litigation extended_citywide_response

👥 Personnel 67 total

Role	Count	Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent	60	[#1] Permanently assigned Mobile Task Force Mu-23 roster (60 agents).
Project Director / Administrative Staff	3	[#3] Project Director + 2 administrative staff.
Medical Officer	4	[#4] On-site physicians/medics and pharmacists (4 medics).

📋 Confidence Notes

Estimates are based on analyst-provided ranges and standard personnel cost assumptions; many line items have wide ranges (per-event costs, multi‑year R&D), so overall confidence is moderate.

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