No. You should be getting the w9 filled out for each contractor before paying them, See About Form W-9, Request for Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) and Certification.
Instructions for Forms 1099-MISC and 1099-NEC, Miscellaneous Income and Nonemployee Compensation,
This takes us to Box 1 on page 10 which states:
What is NEC? If the following four conditions are met, you must generally report a payment as NEC.
• You made the payment to someone who is not your employee.
• You made the payment for services in the course of your trade or business (including government agencies and nonprofit organizations).
• You made the payment to an individual, partnership, estate, or, in some cases, a corporation.
• You made payments to the payee of at least $600 during the year. .
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