C-SPT (commander for support)

C-SPT stands for commander for support. It is an operational abbreviation recorded in NATO's glossary of acronyms and abbreviations, AAP-15, where the entry is tied to the operational plan OPLAN 40104.

The glossary gives the French equivalent as commandant chargé du soutien. Canadian suppliers and bid teams who meet the abbreviation in NATO-related material can read it as a commander title connected to support, and can use the French form when working in both official languages.

The AAP-15 glossary entry for C-SPT

The entry appears in the NATO glossary of acronyms and abbreviations (AAP-15, 2013 edition). The glossary is published in English and French, so each abbreviation is paired with a term in both languages.

• Abbreviation: C-SPT
• English term: commander for support
• French equivalent: commandant chargé du soutien
• Source reference: OPLAN 40104

OPLAN 40104 as the source reference

The glossary identifies OPLAN 40104 as the source of the C-SPT entry. An OPLAN is an operational plan, so the abbreviation belongs to operational planning vocabulary and not to general administrative language. The glossary entry is the reference point for the spelling of the term and for its French equivalent.

Because the abbreviation is sourced to an operational plan, a reader who finds C-SPT in a document should check whether that document is NATO operational material. The glossary entry gives the meaning. The surrounding document gives the context in which the title is being used.

NATOTerm and the NATO Standardization Office

NATO maintains NATOTerm as its official terminology database. The NATO Terminology Office maintains it, and that office is part of the NATO Standardization Office. Bid teams who need to confirm how NATO words a term can start from NATOTerm and from the AAP-15 glossary.

NATO also publishes governing documents and reference material on its official texts and resources page. Suppliers who work with NATO-linked requirements can use these pages to confirm terminology before they write a proposal.

What C-SPT means for a Canadian supplier

Treat C-SPT as a NATO term with a fixed English and French form. If a solicitation, statement of work or related NATO document uses the abbreviation, read it as "commander for support" and use the French equivalent, commandant chargé du soutien, in French-language material.

• Check the solicitation documents for their own definitions and follow them where they exist.
• Use the AAP-15 wording when you need to spell out the abbreviation in a proposal.
• Keep the English and French forms consistent across a bilingual bid.
• Confirm the term against NATOTerm before you rely on a different translation.

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