; Public Law 109–282 ) to allow for a 180-day delay in obtaining a unique entity identifier and registration in the System for Award Management if such exemption is not granted later than 30 days before the end of the award’s period of performance. (c) Local competition authority (1) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Administrator of USAID, or a designee of the Administrator, may award contracts and other acquisition instruments in which competition is limited to local entities if such process would— (A) result in cost savings; (B) strengthen local capacity; or (C) enable USAID to deliver a program or activities more sustainably or quickly than if competition were not so limited. (2) Limitation The authority granted under paragraph (1) may not be used— (A) to make acquisition awards in excess of $25,000,000