GLC (group logistic coordinator)

GLC is the abbreviation for group logistic coordinator. It is listed in NATO's glossary of acronyms and abbreviations (AAP-15, 2013 edition), which expands the abbreviation as "group logistic coordinator" and gives the French equivalent as coordonnateur de la logistique de groupe. The glossary is published through the NATO Archives.

The term is a NATO military-logistics designation. The glossary associates the entry with ALP-11, and NATO material also uses the spelling "Group Logistics Co-ordinator". Because GLC belongs to NATO terminology, NATO's own publications are the reference point for its meaning.

How the NATO glossary defines GLC

The AAP-15 glossary is a bilingual reference. Each entry pairs an English abbreviation and expansion with its French equivalent. For GLC, the English expansion is "group logistic coordinator" and the French is "coordonnateur de la logistique de groupe". The entry is tied to ALP-11, the NATO publication reference shown beside it in the glossary.

Treat that entry as the baseline definition. If a document uses GLC and nothing else in it points to a different meaning, the glossary expansion is the one to apply.

Spelling variants and the French equivalent

NATO material does not always spell the expanded form the same way. The glossary uses "group logistic coordinator", while a NATO publication uses "Group Logistics Co-ordinator", with "logistics" in the plural and a hyphenated "co-ordinator". Both forms point to the same role title and the same abbreviation, GLC.

The French form, coordonnateur de la logistique de groupe, matters for bilingual work. NATO publishes in English and French, and Canadian bid teams preparing bilingual responses can use the glossary wording for the French title rather than producing their own translation.

• English (glossary): group logistic coordinator
• English (variant): Group Logistics Co-ordinator
• French: coordonnateur de la logistique de groupe
• Abbreviation: GLC
• Associated NATO reference: ALP-11

NATOTerm as the reference for NATO terminology

NATO's official terminology database is NATOTerm. It contains non-classified military terminology and relevant non-military terminology. It is maintained by the NATO Terminology Office, which is part of the NATO Standardization Office.

When a NATO document uses an abbreviation you do not recognize, NATOTerm and the AAP-15 glossary are the sources to check first. Using them keeps your own documents consistent with the wording NATO itself uses.

What GLC means for a supplier bidding on Canadian public contracts

GLC is a NATO term, and this page does not tie it to any particular Canadian solicitation or contract clause. What can be said is that the CanadaBuys tender search includes notices from PSPC, other federal departments and agencies, broader Canadian public-service organizations, and NATO. A supplier who monitors NATO notices on CanadaBuys may therefore meet NATO acronyms in the documents attached to them.

If GLC appears in a tender document, read the surrounding text to see how the role is used, and confirm the abbreviation against the NATO glossary. Use the exact English and French wording from NATO sources in your response, and ask the contracting authority through the channel named in the notice if the document leaves a requirement unclear.