The U.S. Forest Service Region 8 (Southern Region) awarded a purchase order to S.i.t.e. Enterprise LLC, a small business, for $32,755.39 on September 29, 2026, under a Total Small Business Set-Aside to extract and transport two annual Christmas trees and an option for one additional tree from the George Washington and Jefferson National Forest in Hot Springs, Virginia. Work includes excavation, cutting, and loading of trees onto flatbed trailers for transport to Washington, DC (primary and backup National Christmas Tree to the White House Ellipse by November 14, 2026) and a second tree to U.S. Department of Transportation headquarters by November 30, 2026, plus removal of dead limbs from surrounding spruce trees along equipment routes. The contract runs through December 18, 2026. The underlying solicitation, posted September 15, 2026, with proposal deadline September 23, used Lowest Price Technically Acceptable evaluation and applies Wage Determination Register WD 1998-0467 (Revision 64, effective August 14, 2026) with forestry equipment operator rates up to $30.93 per hour plus $5.92 health and welfare benefits.