In a protest before GAO, prejudice is an essential element. Even if GAO might agree that an agency’s action was improper, it will not sustain a protest where the protester would not have received the award anyway.
That’s what happened in the protest of Benaka Inc., B-416836 et al. (Dec. 16, 2018).
Source: GAO Dismisses Protest Where Proposal was Unacceptable. | SmallGovCon – Government Contracts Law Blog
SBA Updates All Small Mentor-Protege Template with Affiliation Questions
With little fanfare, the SBA has updated the template for agreements under the All Small Mentor-Protégé