They are probably working on their product and servicing their existing customers needs. They may not have the resources to give 100% to an audit. I’d rather them wait and give 100% focus to an audit so they don’t half ass it for a checkbox, but that means we will await a bit longer.
And tbh, it’s not clear what they need to do to be recommended. No one said “if you do an audit, we will add you”, or at least what I recall. Even if they do an audit, it doesn’t guarantee a spot on PG, so yeah I’d also understand why they aren’t hopping on top of it personally. As to them being recommended, I’d say an audit is a pre-requisite, not a guarantee.