(1) Vendor needs to provide media monitoring and contact database software.– Provide software for the Communications team that enables them to distribute press releases to the media, track media coverage, stay current with media topics related to agency divisions and offer transparency between projects– Platform will provide an avenue for the Communications team to view each press release distribution.– Software solution that will provide a web–based service which allows for the management of media contacts, as well as the tracking and reporting of media and social media activity of interest to the department.– Monitoring of social media, including, but not limited to, X, Facebook and blogs– Ability to produce daily email reports– Analytical tools to produce daily email reports– Analytical tools to track volume– Analytics that track tone, e.g., positive, negative, neutral– Real–time email updates(2) The contract period will be for one year.