EurekAlert! News Release Distribution Service Subscription

Requirements:

2.0 REQUIREMENTS

2.1 TASKS

The contractor shall provide the following services throughout the subscription period:

Dedicated NIH News Site

• Maintain a dedicated NIH news, accessible to journalists, researchers, universities, medical centers, and the public.

• Provide intermittent promotion of the NIH site through web banners posted throughout platform.

News Release Distribution

• Provide NIH OCPL PIOs with individual, credentialed PIO-member accounts. Each PIO requiring access must register individually and digitally sign embargo agreement in accordance with policy.

• Allow unlimited posting of eligible press releases, multimedia releases, media advisories, and other eligible content by NIH OCPL, guidelines.

• Distribute submitted content through' news feeds and daily email updates to its vetted global journalist-member network.

• Provide access to a secure area for posting embargoed materials exclusively for journalist-members, enabling NIH OCPL to upload press materials in advance of their public release date.

Expert Listings

• Allow posting of up to 100 NIH experts on the platform to increase press access to NIH subject matter experts.

Analytics and Reporting

• Provide monthly reports to the NIH Office of the Director showing all NIH press releases posted ! within the past four months and the number of visits each has received.

• Provide real-time and on-demand traffic reports through the PIO-member dashboard for NIH OCPL to monitor the reach of submitted content.