SCP-6814 — SCP-6814 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-6814 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-6814

Expected annual

$1.3M

One-time setup

$794K

Annual recurring

$1.3M

Personnel

One-time setup costs for surveillance, vehicles, and legal engagement are roughly $0.79M; dominant recurring costs are personnel, research, legal/liaison, amnestic inventory, and contingency reserves, totaling about $1.27M/year.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $794K

Facilities $552K

[#2, #25] Town/route camera installs and communications infrastructure (note #2) plus baseline decommissioning/escalation contingency for property/acquisition if required (baseline contingency from #25).

Equipment $154K

[#1, #3, #4, #12, #13, #15, #21, #22] Fixed post office CCTV hardware and NVR/UPS (#1), vehicle recorder hardware for LLVs (#3), initial secure servers/storage (#4), vehicle trackers (#12), drone hardware (#13), UPS/generator/site power kit (#15), specimen capture kit (#21), and replacement/vehicle purchase capital (#22).

Legal Initial Engagement $88K

[#9] Initial legal engagement and contracts/easements/subpoena work (one-time portion per note #9).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $0

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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.3M/yr

Staff Wages $525K/yr

[#5, #6, #8] Remote surveillance analysts (2 FTE, #5), field containment/response team salaries (aggregate part-time equivalents, #6), and medical staff / nurse practitioner (on-call FTE, #8).

Research And Monitoring $225K/yr

[#16] Forensic analysis, data analysis, and R&D budget for studying manifestation/demanifestation and vehicle interactions (#16).

Contingency Reserve $100K/yr

[#14] Annual allocation to an emergency contingency fund for breach response, medical emergencies, and rapid escalation (#14).

Insurance Reserve $100K/yr

[#19] Insurance/indemnity reserve for legal claims and medical complications (#19).

Cover Story And Legal $92K/yr

[#9, #10, #11] Legal retainer and municipal liaison ongoing fees (#9), USPS liaison/cooperation/cover agreement payments (#10), and witness identification/PR/cover operations budget (#11).

Supplies And Consumables $33K/yr

[#7, #21] Class-A amnestic inventory and associated medical consumables (#7) plus specimen/signal consumables replenishment (#21).

Community Mitigation $30K/yr

[#18] Community goodwill and mitigation payments / small infrastructure projects to reduce scrutiny (#18).

Decommissioning Reserve Maintenance $25K/yr

[#25] Ongoing reserve maintenance related to decommissioning/escalation planning (annual set-aside) (#25).

Data Storage $24K/yr

[#4] Recurring cloud/off-site backup, storage growth, and secure storage maintenance for high-resolution video and evidence management (#4).

Drone Operations $20K/yr

[#13] Contractor drone missions, insurance, spare parts and limited operator costs when mobile coverage is required (#13).

Evidence Operations $20K/yr

[#17] Evidence seizure, chain-of-custody operations, travel, storage, and cryptographic sealing work (#17).

Audit And Oversight $20K/yr

[#24] Annual audit, compliance reviews, and security oversight (#24).

Logistics And Transport $17K/yr

[#6, #22] Field response travel and per-incident travel costs (#6) plus vehicle fuel/maintenance for Foundation vehicles used in local operations (#22).

Infiltration Costs $15K/yr

[#23] Background employment/infiltration payments or stipends for cooperating local USPS employees (#23).

Training Sop $10K/yr

[#20] Ongoing training and SOP development for field agents and cooperating USPS staff (#20).

Facilities Maintenance $6K/yr

[#15] Maintenance/fuel for UPS/generator and routine maintenance of on-site camera node and environmental monitoring sensors (#15).

Vehicle Data Uploads $3K/yr

[#3] Recurring cellular/data upload costs for on-vehicle recorder packages on LLVs (#3).

Vehicle Telemetry $2K/yr

[#12] Recurring telemetry fees for GPS trackers and tamper-proof tags on LLVs (#12).

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.3M/yr

88.0% probability / year

Normal year with routine surveillance, maintenance, and no major incidents.

no incidents routine monitoring periodic field responses only

🚨 Minor Incident $1.4M/yr

10.0% probability / year +$100K vs baseline

Spike in sightings or a cluster of civilian recordings requiring additional field responses, extra amnestic usage, and modest legal/PR activity.

multiple civilian recordings increased witness administration additional evidence seizures

🚨 Major Breach $2.1M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$800K vs baseline

Public exposure or legal action requiring emergency response, large indemnity payouts, and partial escalation/deployment of decommissioning resources.

viral public recordings litigation or government inquiry major medical/amnestic complication

👥 Personnel 6 total

Role	Count	Notes
Research Scientist / Analyst	2	Remote surveillance analysts monitoring feeds on delivery days (2 FTE) corresponding to #5; loaded costs included in staff_wages.
Security Officer / MTF Agent	3	Field containment/response team (2–4 part-time agents, modeled as 3 on duty average) corresponding to #6; loaded costs included in staff_wages.
Medical Officer / Nurse Practitioner	1	On-call medical professional to administer amnestics and monitor post-dose complications (0.5–1 FTE modeled as 1) corresponding to #8; loaded costs included in staff_wages.

📋 Confidence Notes

Analyst notes provide explicit ranges for most items, allowing midpoint estimates; uncertainty remains around frequency of incidents, per-dose amnestic costs, drone usage model (in-house vs contractor), and potential legal/settlement magnitudes, so confidence is medium.

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