My timeline is similar to yours and reading this thread, it looks like people around that time are also having issues receiving Bio appointments. I put in a E Request this week, I hope I hear back sooner than the September 14th date they gave me

I told our HR person today and the company's VP about the situation, we'll evaluate my situation as it gets closer, hopefully it gets resolved quickly, otherwise, I might have to take a leave or be terminated.

I remember last time I renewed, while I don't think there were delay issues, I also got my bio appointment late, went to it, and got approved fairly quickly after that. (Mind you, it's hard to remember all the details of what happened 2 years ago for me).

Last renewal, I feel like some people said they got approved without a bio appointment, I don't know if it's true or if it's happening this time around.

I've been going through this USCIS shit since 2001, it seriously never gets any easier... So nerve wrecking. I just really hope things change in that institution once a new president (hopefully not Trump) gets elected and makes it a point to speed up processes. So ridiculous how they don't realize how things like these affect people's lives.