to a statutory or regulatory violation so long as these objections are in connection with a procurement or proposed procurement”). To possess standing to bring a bid protest, a plaintiff must be an “interested party”—i.e., an actual or prospective bidder (or offeror) who possesses a direct economic interest in the procurement. Sys. Application & Techs., Inc., 691 F.3d at 1382 (citing Weeks Marine, Inc. v. United States, 575 F.3d 1352, 1359 (Fed. Cir. 2009)); see also Orion Tech., Inc. v. United States, 704 F.3d 1344, 1348 (Fed. Cir. 2013). An offeror has a direct economic interest if it suffered a competitive injury or prejudice as a result of an alleged error in the procurement process. Myers Investigative & Sec. Servs., Inc. v. United States, 275 F.3d 1366, 1370 (Fed. Cir. 2002) (<HOLDING>); see also Weeks Marine, Inc., 575 F.3d at
holding that actual prejudice is not a necessary element of an insurers untimely notice defense recognizing that allegation of state action is a necessary element of a  1983 claim holding that an assertion of prejudice is not a showing of prejudice holding that prejudice or injury is a necessary element of standing holding that an antitrust injury is a necessary element of a  2 claim