(Original Letter Available Upon Request)
VICE CHANCELLOR - RESEARCH
September 11, 2025
Re: Delegation of Authority 2661 – Execution of Agreements
Pursuant to Presidential Delegation of Authority 2661 regarding the execution of agreements dated June
13, 2025, I am redelegating to your role as Vice Chancellor Research the authority to execute service
and access agreements with Second Lab, a platform company that helps process services through
Berkeley Research Infrastructure Commons (RIC), limited to those identified in Attachment A, as may
be amended from time-to-time by the Office of Business Contracts and Brand Protection (BCBP), after
consultation with the Office of Legal Affairs.
Within the scope of this delegation, you are authorized execute all such agreements except those which:
contain provisions falling within the restrictions and limitations set forth in Standing Order 100.4(dd),
require approval of The Regents because of specific Regental policy, or require approval by the
President pursuant to specific memoranda issued from time to time. Other conditions as stated in
President Drake’s June 13, 2025 letter apply, but are not reiterated in this letter.
Executed agreements under this redelegation must not deviate from the approved form attached as
Attachment A, except for necessary program information such as the name, address, and contact
information of the contracting party, user information, and duration of the agreement. Agreements that
deviate from their form in all other ways should be submitted to BCBP (or its successor) for processing
and execution on behalf of the Regents.
This authority may be redelegated. Any redelegation of authority shall be in writing with a copy to the
Campus Delegations of Authority Coordinator at contactdelegations@berkeley.edu.
This delegation is effective immediately and supersedes President Gardner’s December 30, 1991
Delegation of Authority 1058.
Sincerely,
Richard K. Lyons
Chancellor