I appreciate all the responses. I am not near a city with a passport agency.

My concern is twofold; 1) conversations with people who recently (i.e. in 2015), tried to renew their passports indicated 8+ weeks for non-expedited renewals, 2) I may need to travel internationally sooner than the currently-planned mid-August trip. Unable to ask for congressional help as I actively supported the losing candidate in the last election...

Please don't try to convenience me to not use an expediter, just help me find the right one. Looking for renewal experiences during the last 12-18 months.