I work with Avnet all the time, sadly this is normal. Hardware the backside doesnt move at consumer pace, very slowly. Also lead times are a few weeks now.
Good to know this is just their standard operating procedure and I am not the only one stuck in limbo. And yeah, I expected a long lead time after I ordered the hardware. I just was not expecting 2+ weeks of lead time to first place the order.
Perhaps now someone else is mining by using these boards.