The estate does not have an EIN. The companies have sent out 1099s in the decedants social security number.

Are you the executor of the estate? If so, then you need to file a final income tax return on behalf of the deceased to cover his income from Jan 1, 2009 up to the date of death - you use his regular SSN for that. You may also have to prepare a 1041 income tax form for income earned by the estate in the period from date of death through to the end of the estate's tax year. You must have an EIN to file this form.