diff --git a/src/mca/pls/poe/pls_poe_component.c b/src/mca/pls/poe/pls_poe_component.c
index f1ee03f501..57c608cbe5 100644
--- a/src/mca/pls/poe/pls_poe_component.c
+++ b/src/mca/pls/poe/pls_poe_component.c
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ int orte_pls_poe_component_open(void)
 
     mca_pls_poe_component.debug = orte_pls_poe_param_reg_int("debug",0);
     mca_pls_poe_component.priority = orte_pls_poe_param_reg_int("priority", 100);
+    mca_pls_poe_component.orted = orte_pls_poe_param_reg_string("orted","orted"); 
     param = orte_pls_poe_param_reg_string("progname","poe");
     mca_pls_poe_component.argv = ompi_argv_split(param, ' ');
     mca_pls_poe_component.argc = ompi_argv_count(mca_pls_poe_component.argv);
diff --git a/src/mca/pls/poe/pls_poe_module.c b/src/mca/pls/poe/pls_poe_module.c
index 57433554ec..cab0ae79db 100644
--- a/src/mca/pls/poe/pls_poe_module.c
+++ b/src/mca/pls/poe/pls_poe_module.c
@@ -22,11 +22,24 @@
 
 #include "ompi_config.h"
 
+#include <errno.h>
 #include "include/orte_constants.h"
 #include "mca/pls/pls.h"
+#include "mca/gpr/gpr.h"
+#include "mca/rmaps/base/base.h"
+#include "mca/rmaps/base/rmaps_base_map.h"
+#include "mca/base/mca_base_param.h"
+#include "mca/ns/ns.h"
+#include "mca/rml/rml.h"
+
+#include "util/argv.h"
+#include "util/ompi_environ.h"
 #include "pls_poe.h"
 
 
+extern char **environ;
+
+
 /*
  * Local functions
  */
@@ -46,7 +59,122 @@ orte_pls_base_module_1_0_0_t orte_pls_poe_module = {
 
 static int pls_poe_launch(orte_jobid_t jobid)
 {
-    return ORTE_ERR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED;
+    char **argv;
+    int argc;
+    int rc;
+    int pid;
+    char *tmp_string;
+    ompi_list_t map;
+    char* param;
+    char* uri;
+    char **new_env, **environ_copy;
+    orte_vpid_t vpid_start;
+    orte_vpid_t vpid_range;
+    ompi_list_item_t* item;
+    int i;
+    orte_rmaps_base_map_t* map2;
+
+    OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&map, ompi_list_t);
+
+    rc = orte_rmaps_base_get_map(jobid,&map);
+    if (ORTE_SUCCESS != rc) {
+        /* ORTE_ERROR_LOG(rc); */
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+
+    rc = orte_rmaps_base_get_vpid_range(jobid, &vpid_start, &vpid_range);
+    if (ORTE_SUCCESS != rc) {
+        /* ORTE_ERROR_LOG(rc); */
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+
+    /* attempt to launch each of the apps */
+    for(item =  ompi_list_get_first(&map);
+        item != ompi_list_get_end(&map);
+        item =  ompi_list_get_next(item)) {
+        map2 = (orte_rmaps_base_map_t*)item; 
+
+
+       /* set working directory */
+       if(chdir((map2->app)->cwd) != 0) {
+          /* ORTE_ERROR_LOG(ORTE_ERR_BAD_PARAM); */
+       }
+
+       /* setup base environment */
+       environ_copy = ompi_argv_copy(environ);
+       param = mca_base_param_environ_variable("rmgr","bootproxy","jobid");
+       ompi_unsetenv(param, &environ_copy);
+
+       /* setup ns contact info */
+       if(NULL != orte_process_info.ns_replica_uri) {
+          uri = strdup(orte_process_info.ns_replica_uri);
+       } else {
+          uri = orte_rml.get_uri();
+       }
+       param = mca_base_param_environ_variable("ns","replica","uri");
+       ompi_setenv(param, uri, true, &environ_copy);
+       free(param);
+       free(uri);
+
+       /* setup gpr contact info */
+       if(NULL != orte_process_info.gpr_replica_uri) {
+          uri = strdup(orte_process_info.gpr_replica_uri);
+       } else {
+          uri = orte_rml.get_uri();
+       }
+       param = mca_base_param_environ_variable("gpr","replica","uri");
+       ompi_setenv(param, uri, true, &environ_copy);
+       free(param);
+       free(uri);
+
+       /* push name into environment */
+       orte_ns_nds_env_put(map2->procs[0]->proc_name, vpid_start, vpid_range, &environ_copy);
+
+       new_env = ompi_environ_merge(map2->app->env, environ_copy);
+       ompi_argv_free(environ_copy);
+
+       /* POE command */
+       argv = ompi_argv_copy(mca_pls_poe_component.argv);
+       argc = mca_pls_poe_component.argc;
+
+       /* POE argument */
+       ompi_argv_append(&argc, &argv, "-procs");
+       asprintf(&tmp_string, "%d", map2->num_procs);
+       ompi_argv_append(&argc, &argv, tmp_string);
+       free(tmp_string);
+
+       /* Application */
+       ompi_argv_append(&argc, &argv, map2->app->app);
+       i=0;
+       while(map2->app->argv[i]!=NULL) {
+          ompi_argv_append(&argc, &argv, map2->app->argv[i++]);
+       }
+
+       for(i=0;i<argc;i++) printf("%s ", argv[i]); fflush(stdout);
+
+       pid = fork();
+       if(pid < 0) {
+          /* ORTE_ERROR_LOG(ORTE_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCE); */
+          return ORTE_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCE;
+       }
+
+       if(pid == 0) {
+           execve(mca_pls_poe_component.path, argv, new_env);
+           ompi_output(0, "orte_pls_poe: %s - %s\n", map2->app->app,
+           ompi_argv_join(map2->app->argv, ' '));
+           ompi_output(0, "orte_pls_poe: execv failed with errno=%d\n", errno);
+           exit(-1);
+       } 
+
+    }
+
+cleanup:
+    while(NULL != (item = ompi_list_remove_first(&map))) {
+        OBJ_RELEASE(item);
+    }
+    OBJ_DESTRUCT(&map);
+    printf("EXIT FROM POE_LAUNCH\n"); fflush(stdout);
+    return rc;
 }