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.